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Category:Coraciiformes

From Opus

Order: Coraciiformes

[edit] Description

As defined by Clements (2007), this taxon includes Kingfishers, Todys, Motmots, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Ground-rollers, the Cuckoo Roller, Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes, and Hornbills1.

[edit] Taxonomy

Recent phylogenetic studies suggest that this order will be split in future. It appears that the Kingfishers, Todys, Motmots, Bee-eaters, Rollers and Ground-Rollers are more closely related to Piciformes (Woodpeckers and allies) than to the Hornbills and Hoopoes2. The Cuckoo Roller is even more distantly related2.


Order Coraciiformes view • edit

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

Family Todidae view • edit

Genus Todus view • edit
T. multicolor Cuban Tody
T. subulatus Broad-billed Tody
T. angustirostris Narrow-billed Tody
T. todus Jamaican Tody
T. mexicanus Puerto Rican Tody

Family Momotidae view • edit

Genus Hylomanes view • edit
H. momotula Tody Motmot

Genus Aspatha view • edit
A. gularis Blue-throated Motmot

Genus Momotus view • edit
M. mexicanus Russet-crowned Motmot
M. momota Blue-crowned Motmot
M. aequatorialis Highland Motmot

Genus Baryphthengus view • edit
B. martii Rufous Motmot
B. ruficapillus Rufous-capped Motmot

Genus Electron view • edit
E. carinatum Keel-billed Motmot
E. platyrhynchum Broad-billed Motmot

Genus Eumomota view • edit
E. superciliosa Turquoise-browed Motmot

Family Meropidae view • edit

Genus Nyctyornis view • edit
N. amictus Red-bearded Bee-eater
N. athertoni Blue-bearded Bee-eater

Genus Meropogon view • edit
M. forsteni Purple-bearded Bee-eater

Genus Merops view • edit
M. gularis Black Bee-eater
M. muelleri Blue-headed Bee-eater
M. bulocki Red-throated Bee-eater
M. bullockoides White-fronted Bee-eater
M. pusillus Little Bee-eater
M. variegatus Blue-breasted Bee-eater
M. oreobates Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
M. hirundineus Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
M. breweri Black-headed Bee-eater
M. revoilii Somali Bee-eater
M. albicollis White-throated Bee-eater
M. orientalis Green Bee-eater
M. boehmi Boehm's Bee-eater
M. viridis Blue-throated Bee-eater
M. persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
M. superciliosus Madagascar Bee-eater
M. philippinus Blue-tailed Bee-eater
M. ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater
M. apiaster European Bee-eater
M. leschenaulti Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
M. malimbicus Rosy Bee-eater
M. nubicus Northern Carmine Bee-eater
M. nubicoides Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Family Coraciidae view • edit

Genus Coracias view • edit
C. garrulus European Roller
C. abyssinicus Abyssinian Roller
C. caudatus Lilac-breasted Roller
C. spatulatus Racket-tailed Roller
C. naevius Rufous-crowned Roller