AVITOPIA - Kingfishers

Scientific system: Clements et al.

Familia: Alcedinidae

You can get "Checklist of the Kingfishers of Planet Earth" as an e-book here.

Alcedo

Ceyx

Corythornis

Ispidina

Lacedo

Dacelo

Clytoceyx

Cittura

Pelargopsis

Halcyon

Todiramphus

Caridonax

Melidora

Actenoides

Syma

Tanysiptera

Megaceryle

Ceryle

Chloroceryle

The family of Kingfishers are found worldwide except in the coldest areas and some islands. They are between 10 and 45 cm long. Kingfishers have a stocky body, short wings, and tiny to very long tails. The head is large, the neck short, and the beak long and thick. When hunting, they come down from a viewing point. Some species are capable of hovering flight. They breed in caves.

Alcedo

     hercules - Blyth's Kingfisher (1)
     atthis - Common Kingfisher (12)
     semitorquata - Half-collared Kingfisher (2)
     quadribrachys - Shining-blue Kingfisher (2)
     meninting - Blue-eared Kingfisher (1)
     euryzona - Blue-banded Kingfisher (2)
     coerulescens - Cerulean Kingfisher (2)

Ceyx

     azureus - Azure kingfisher (4)
     websteri - Bismarck Kingfisher (1)
     cyanopectus - Indigo-banded Kingfisher (2)
     flumenicolus - Northern Silvery-Kingfisher (1)
     argentatus - Southern Silvery Kingfisher (1)
     pusillus - Little Kingfisher (1)
     erithaca - Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (1)
     rufidorsa - Rufous-backed Kingfisher (2)
     melanurus - Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher (2)
     fallax - Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher (1)
     margarethae - Dimorphic Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     wallacii - Sula Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     uropygialis - North Moluccan Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     lepidus - Seram Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     cajeli - Buru Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     solitarius - Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     dispar - Manus Dwarf-Kingfisher (2)
     mulcatus - New Ireland Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     sacerdotis - New Britain Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     pallidus - Bougainville Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     collectoris - New Georgia Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     meeki - North Solomons Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     malaitae - Malaita Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     nigromaxilla - Guadalcanal Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)
     gentianus - Makira Dwarf-Kingfisher (1)

Corythornis

     cristatus - Malachite Kingfisher (8)
     vintsioides - Malagasy Kingfisher (1)
     leucogaster - White-bellied Kingfisher (1)
     madagascariensis - Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (1)

Ispidina

     picta - African Pygmy Kingfisher (6)
     lecontei - African Dwarf Kingfisher (1)

Lacedo

     pulchella - Banded Kingfisher (4)

Dacelo

     novaeguineae - Laughing Kookaburra (8)
     leachii - Blue-winged Kookaburra (7)
     tyro - Spangled Kookaburra (2)
     gaudichaud - Rufous-bellied Kookaburra (3)

Clytoceyx

     rex - Shovel-billed Kookaburra (3)

Cittura

     cyanotis - Lilac Kingfisher (4)

Pelargopsis

     amauroptera - Brown-winged Kingfisher (1)
     capensis - Stork-billed Kingfisher (2)
     melanorhyncha - Great-billed Kingfisher (1)

Halcyon

     coromanda - Ruddy Kingfisher (1)
     badia - Chocolate-backed Kingfisher (1)
     smyrnensis - White-throated Kingfisher (7)
     gularis - Brown-breasted Kingfisher (1)
     leucocephala - Grey-headed Kingfisher (3)
     pileata - Black-capped Kingfisher (3)
     cyanoventris - Javan Kingfisher (3)
     senegalensis - Woodland Kingfisher (3)
     senegaloides - Mangrove Kingfisher (1)
     malimbica - Blue-breasted Kingfisher (2)
     albiventris - Brown-hooded Kingfisher (6)
     chelicuti - Striped Kingfisher (3)

Todiramphus

     nigrocyaneus - Blue-black Kingfisher (2)
     winchelli - Winchell's Kingfisher (1)
     diops - Blue-and-white Kingfisher (2)
     lazuli - Lazuli Kingfisher (1)
     pyrrhopygius - Red-backed Kingfisher (3)
     macleayii - Forest Kingfisher (4)
     albonotatus - White-mantled Kingfisher (1)
     leucopygius - Ultramarine Kingfisher (1)
     farquhari - Vanuatu Kingfisher (1)
     godeffroyi - Marquesan Kingfisher (1)
     ruficollaris - Mewing Kingfisher (1)
     veneratus - Society Kingfisher (2)
     gertrudae - Niau Kingfisher (1)
     gambieri - Mangareva Kingfisher (1)
     tutus - Chattering Kingfisher (2)
     sacer - Pacific Kingfisher (4)
     pelewensis - Palau Kingfisher (1)
     cinnamominus - Guam Kingfisher (3)
     reichenbachii - Pohnpei Kingfisher (2)
     recurvirostris - Flat-billed Kingfisher (1)
     colonus - Colonist Kingfisher (1)
     sordidus - Torresian Kingfisher (3)
     sanctus - Sacred Kingfisher (5)
     chloris - Collared Kingfisher (5)
     saurophagus - Beach Kingfisher (2)
     albicilla - Mariana Kingfisher (1)
     tristrami - Melanesian Kingfisher (1)
     funebris - Sombre Kingfisher (1)
     enigma - Talaud Kingfisher (1)
     australasia - Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher (1)

Caridonax

     fulgidus - Glittering Kingfisher (2)

Melidora

     macrorrhina - Hook-billed Kingfisher (2)

Actenoides

     bougainvillei - Moustached Kingfisher (2)
     concretus - Rufous-collared Kingfisher (1)
     lindsayi - Spotted Wood Kingfisher (1)
     hombroni - Hombron's Kingfisher (1)
     monachus - Green-backed Kingfisher (3)
     princeps - Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (3)

Syma

     torotoro - Yellow-billed Kingfisher (5)
     megarhyncha - Mountain Kingfisher (2)

Tanysiptera

     hydrocharis - Little Paradise Kingfisher (1)
     galatea - Galatea Paradise Kingfisher (2)
     ellioti - Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher (1)
     riedelii - Biak Paradise Kingfisher (2)
     carolinae - Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher (1)
     nympha - Fairy Paradise Kingfisher (1)
     danae - Russet Paradise Kingfisher (3)
     sylvia - Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (1)

Megaceryle

     maxima - Giant Kingfisher (3)
     lugubris - Crested Kingfisher (4)
     torquata - Ringed Kingfisher (4)
     alcyon - Belted Kingfisher (9)

Ceryle

     rudis - Pied Kingfisher (11)

Chloroceryle

     amazona - Amazon Kingfisher (7)
     americana - Green Kingfisher (6)
     inda - Green-and-rufous Kingfisher (3)
     aenea - American Pygmy Kingfisher (3)

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