Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ceyx lepidus [sensu lato] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Molukkedwergvisvanger
Bulgarian: Молукско земеродно рибарче
Catalan: Blauet pigmeu de les Moluques, Blauet pigmeu variable
Czech: ledňáček lesní
Danish: Lepidaisfugl
German: Molukkenzwergfischer
English: Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher, Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher, Seram or North Moluccan Dwarf-Kingfisher, Variable Kingfisher [lepidus or uropygialis]
[ENAV]: Moluccan Dwarf-Kingfisher
English, HBW: Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher
[ENHK]: Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher
English (IOC): Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher
English (United States): Moluccan Dwarf-Kingfisher
Esperanto: moluka alciono, Varia alciono
Spanish: Martín pigmeo de las Molucas
Spanish (Spain): Martín pigmeo de las Molucas
Estonian: mets-jäälind
Finnish: melanesianpikkukalastaja
French: Martin-pêcheur de Céram ou M.-p. des Moluques, Martin-pêcheur gracieux, Martin-pêcheur gracieux [lepidus or uropygialis], Martin-pêcheur gracieux [lepidus ou uropygialis]
French (Guyane): Martin-pêcheur gracieux
Croatian: plavoglavi vodomar
Hungarian: Melanéz törpejégmadár
Indonesian: Udangmerah Kerdil, Udang-merah kerdil
Italian: Martin pescatore variabile
Japanese (romaji): mamekawasemi
Japanese: マメカワセミ
Scientific: Ceyx [lepidus or uropygialis], Ceyx lepida, Ceyx lepidus, Ceyx lepidus [lepidus or uropygialis], Ceyx lepidus lepidus
Lithuanian: nykštukinis miškinis tulžys
Dutch: Bosdwergijsvogel, Molukkendwergijsvogel, Molukse Dwergijsvogel
Norwegian: Opalisfugl
Polish: zimorodek zmienny
Portuguese: martim-pigmeu-das-molucas
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-pigmeu-das-molucas
Russian: Карликовый лесной зимородок
Slovak: rybárik seramský
Slovenian: moluški vodomec
Serbian: Patuljasti vodomar sa ostrva Seram
Swedish: moluckkungsfiskare, variabel kungsfiskare
Turkish: Seram Küçük Yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Рибалочка-крихітка новогвінейський
Chinese: 矮三趾翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 矮三趾翠鳥, 西蘭三趾翠鳥