About the Southern Silvery Kingfisher
The southern silvery kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines found in Mindanao and Basilan. This species and the northern silvery kingfisher, found in the Visayas, were formerly considered conspecific and called the silvery kingfisher.Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, streams and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sulawesi Dwarf KingfisherCeyx fallaxThe Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Sulawesi island, Indonesia.
Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusThe Indigo-banded kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
Northern Silvery KingfisherCeyx flumenicolaThe northern silvery kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines being found in the Visayas on the islands of Bohol, Leyte and Samar.
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