Ceyx sangirensis (Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1898)
Sangihe dwarf kingfisher, Sangihe kingfisher
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Ceycopsis sangirensis Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1898 (original combination); Ceyx fallax sangirensis (Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1898)
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1879 (Berryman, 2021); 1997 (Martin et al., 2023) [highly disputed, see Riley 2002, Martin 2018]
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
"following the retraction of the sole 20th century record in 1997 (see Riley 2002, Martin 2018), Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx sangirensis has remained unseen since the initial collection of approximately seven specimens some time prior to 1879 (Blasius 1888, Meyer & Wiglesworth 1898)."
(Berryman, 2021:13)
Distribution
Sangihe island, Indonesia
The IUCN lists the Sangihe Dwarf Kingfisher as inhabiting Talaud island, but this may be erroneous.
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Meyer, A. B. and Wiglesworth, L. W. (1898). The birds of the Celebes and the neighbouring islands, volume 1. Berlin, Germany: R. Friedländer & Sohn. [278]
Other references:
Berryman, Alex J. (2021). Sangihe’s forest birds under threat. BirdingASIA 36: 13-15.
BirdLife International. (2014). Ceyx sangirensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 26 July 2014.
Fry, C. H. and Fry, K. (1999) Kingfishers, Bee-eaters & Rollers. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Riley, Jon. (1997). Biological surveys and conservation priorities on the Sangihe and Talaud islands, Indonesia. Cambridge, U.K.: CSB Conservation Publications.
Riley, Jon. (2002). Population sizes and the status of endemic and restricted-range bird species on Sangihe Island, Indonesia. Bird Conservation International 12: 53-78.
http://www.birdlife.org/globally-threatened-bird-forums/2013/03/sulawesi-kingfisher-ceyx-fallax-is-being-split-list-c-sangirensis-as-critically-endangered-and-c-fallax-as-near-threatened/