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Category:Alcedinidae

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Family: Alcedinidae

[edit] Description

Kingfishers.

[edit] Taxonomy

Alcedinidae is a family in the Order Coraciiformes.

This family can be split into three subfamilies1:

  1. Alcedininae, which includes Alcedo, Ceyx and Ispidina
  2. Cerylinae, which includes Megaceryle, Chloroceryle, and Ceryle
  3. Daceloninae, which includes the remaining genera.


Family Alcedinidae view • edit

Genus Alcedo view • edit
A. hercules Blyth's Kingfisher
A. atthis Common Kingfisher
A. semitorquata Half-collared Kingfisher
A. quadribrachys Shining Blue Kingfisher
A. meninting Blue-eared Kingfisher
A. azurea Azure Kingfisher
A. websteri Bismarck Kingfisher
A. euryzona Blue-banded Kingfisher
A. cyanopectus Indigo-banded Kingfisher
A. argentata Silvery Kingfisher
A. cristata Malachite Kingfisher
A. vintsioides Madagascar Kingfisher
A. leucogaster White-bellied Kingfisher
A. coerulescens Small Blue Kingfisher
A. pusilla Little Kingfisher

Genus Ceyx view • edit
C. erithaca Black-backed Kingfisher
C. melanurus Philippine Kingfisher
C. fallax Sulawesi Kingfisher
C. rufidorsa Rufous-backed Kingfisher
C. lepidus Variable Kingfisher

Genus Ispidina view • edit
I. madagascariensis Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher
I. picta African Pygmy Kingfisher
I. lecontei Dwarf Kingfisher

Genus Lacedo view • edit
L. pulchella Banded Kingfisher

Genus Dacelo view • edit
D. novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra
D. leachii Blue-winged Kookaburra
D. tyro Spangled Kookaburra
D. gaudichaud Rufous-bellied Kookaburra

Genus Clytoceyx view • edit
C. rex Shovel-billed Kookaburra

Genus Cittura view • edit
C. cyanotis Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher

Genus Pelargopsis view • edit
P. amauroptera Brown-winged Kingfisher
P. capensis Stork-billed Kingfisher
P. melanorhyncha Black-billed Kingfisher

Genus Halcyon view • edit
H. coromanda Ruddy Kingfisher
H. badia Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
H. smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher
H. leucocephala Grey-headed Kingfisher
H. pileata Black-capped Kingfisher
H. cyanoventris Javan Kingfisher
H. senegalensis Woodland Kingfisher
H. senegaloides Mangrove Kingfisher
H. malimbica Blue-breasted Kingfisher
H. albiventris Brown-hooded Kingfisher
H. chelicuti Striped Kingfisher

Genus Todiramphus view • edit
T. nigrocyaneus Blue-black Kingfisher
T. winchelli Rufous-lored Kingfisher
T. diops Blue-and-white Kingfisher
T. lazuli Lazuli Kingfisher
T. macleayii Forest Kingfisher
T. albonotatus New Britain Kingfisher
T. leucopygius Ultramarine Kingfisher
T. farquhari Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher
T. pyrrhopygius Red-backed Kingfisher
T. recurvirostris Flat-billed Kingfisher
T. cinnamominus Micronesian Kingfisher
T. chloris Collared Kingfisher
T. funebris Sombre Kingfisher
T. enigma Talaud Kingfisher
T. saurophagus Beach Kingfisher
T. australasia Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher
T. sanctus Sacred Kingfisher
T. veneratus Tahiti Kingfisher
T. ruficollaris Mangaia Kingfisher
T. tutus Chattering Kingfisher
T. godeffroyi Marquesan Kingfisher
T. gambieri Tuamotu Kingfisher

Genus Caridonax view • edit
C. fulgidus White-rumped Kingfisher

Genus Melidora view • edit
M. macrorrhina Hook-billed Kingfisher

Genus Actenoides view • edit
A. bougainvillei Moustached Kingfisher
A. concretus Rufous-collared Kingfisher
A. lindsayi Spotted Kingfisher
A. hombroni Blue-capped Kingfisher
A. monachus Green-backed Kingfisher
A. princeps Scaly Kingfisher

Genus Syma view • edit
S. torotoro Yellow-billed Kingfisher
S. megarhyncha Mountain Kingfisher

Genus Tanysiptera view • edit
T. hydrocharis Little Paradise Kingfisher
T. galatea Common Paradise Kingfisher
T. ellioti Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher
T. riedelii Biak Paradise Kingfisher
T. carolinae Numfor Paradise Kingfisher
T. nympha Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
T. danae Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher
T. sylvia Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher

Genus Megaceryle view • edit
M. maxima Giant Kingfisher
M. lugubris Crested Kingfisher
M. alcyon Belted Kingfisher
M. torquata Ringed Kingfisher

Genus Ceryle view • edit
C. rudis Pied Kingfisher

Genus Chloroceryle view • edit
C. amazona Amazon Kingfisher
C. americana Green Kingfisher
C. inda Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
C. aenea American Pygmy Kingfisher

[edit] References

  1. Tree of Life Web Project. 2008. Alcedinidae. Kingfishers. Version 27 June 2008 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Alcedinidae/26439/2008.06.27 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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