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: 1876 (Kittelberger et al., 2024); 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.
Kittelberger, Kyle D., Tanner, Colby J., Buxton, Amy N., Prewett, Amira and Şekercioğlu, Çağan Hakkı. (2024). Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE. Avian Research 15: 100213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2024.100213 [Supplementary data (List of 216 taxa)]
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/