Subspecies Ceyx pusillus pusillus Temminck, 1836
- Ceyx pusillus Temminck, C.J. in Temminck, C.J. & Laugier de Chartrouse, M. 1836. Nouveau Recueil de Planches Coloriées d'Oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux Planches enluminées de Buffon. Paris : G. Levrault Vol. 5 livr. 100 pp. [publication dated as 1838] [text to pl. 595, fig. 3] [as pusilla; for authorship, see Stresemann, E. 1951. Histoire des origins des 'Planches coloriées' de Temminck et Laugier. Oiseau Revue Français d'Ornithologie 21: 33–47; holotype figured as fig. 3 on pl. 595 of original description].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH, Lobo, Triton Bay, Irian Jaya (as Baie de Lobo, New Guinea).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Kai, W. Papuan Is., lowlands of New Guinea, Fergusson and Goodenough Is., and n. islands of Torres Strait Is. and possibly NE Cape York Peninsula; N islands of Torres Strait (probably this subspecies), also New Guinea and islands in Arafura Sea to ?Moluccas.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, diurnal, estuary, lentic freshwater, littoral, lotic freshwater, mangrove, nomadic, nomadic, piscivore, piscivore, sedentary, swamp, territorial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Nomadic through Torres Strait, randomly dispersed, seasonal breeder, arthropod-feeder on sheltered waterways, solitary or in dispersed pairs, feeds by diving from vantage perches low over water, nests in tunnels in banks beside water, both sexes share nidificational duties.
General References
Draffan, R.D.W., Garnett, S.T. & Malone, S.J. 1983. Birds of the Torres Strait: an annotated list and biogeographical analysis. The Emu 83: 207-234 (distribution, status)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 04-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |