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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.

Some authorities recognise these taxa as three separate families (see this discussion).


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. euryzona Blue-banded Kingfisher
A. coerulescens Cerulean Kingfisher

Genus Ceyx view • edit
C. azureus Azure Kingfisher
C. websteri Bismarck Kingfisher
C. cyanopectus Indigo-banded Kingfisher
C. argentatus Silvery Kingfisher
C. pusillus Little Kingfisher
C. erithaca Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
C. melanurus Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher
C. fallax Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher
C. lepidus Variable Dwarf Kingfisher

Genus Corythornis view • edit
C. cristatus Malachite Kingfisher
C. vintsioides Malagasy Kingfisher
C. leucogaster White-bellied Kingfisher
C. madagascariensis Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher

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

Genus Pelargopsis view • edit
P. amauroptera Brown-winged Kingfisher
P. capensis Stork-billed Kingfisher
P. melanorhyncha Great-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. 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. recurvirostris Flat-billed 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. torquata Ringed Kingfisher
M. alcyon Belted 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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