Coraciiformes

Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)

HBW 6, p. 130

Small to medium-sized, compact birds with long, straight and dagger-like bill, short legs and often with bright plumage colours.
Cosmopolitan.
Mostly forest or woodland, often by water, some in open woodland away from water, one in desert scrub.
17 genera, 92 species, 315 taxa.
10 species threatened; 2 subspecies extinct since 1600.

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16 5 11 6 1 Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)
1 1 8 2 Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (Actenoides princeps)
0 4 3 Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei)
8 1 7 4 4 Blue-capped Kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni)
11 1 1 9 8 5 Spotted Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi)
14 6 3 5 6 6 Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus)
8 2 2 4 8 7 Common Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea)
1 1 7 8 Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti)
3 2 1 6 9 Biak Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii)
4 3 1 6 10 Numfor Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae)
2 1 1 7 11 Aru Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis)
3 1 1 1 8 12 Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia)
0 8 13 Red-breasted Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera nympha)
6 1 1 4 8 14 Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae)
11 3 8 6 15 Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis)
4 1 2 1 8 16 Hook-billed Kingfisher (Melidora macrorrhina)
11 1 6 4 8 17 Shovel-billed Kingfisher (Clytoceyx rex)
19 4 7 8 8 18 Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella)
9 1 3 5 8 19 Rufous-bellied Kookaburra (Dacelo gaudichaud)
0 8 20 Spangled Kookaburra (Dacelo tyro)
15 2 8 5 8 21 Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)
64 46 18 8 22 Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
1 1 8 23 White-rumped Kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus)
38 2 14 22 8 24 Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)
6 2 4 8 25 Black-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha)
5 4 1 6 26 Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera)
5 1 3 1 8 27 Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
115 5 59 51 8 28 White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
11 4 7 8 29 Javan Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris)
3 2 1 8 30 Chocolate-backed Kingfisher (Halcyon badia)
15 10 5 8 31 Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
25 11 14 8 32 Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)
17 1 14 2 8 33 Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)
38 1 16 21 8 34 Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)
29 12 17 8 35 Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica)
31 2 12 17 8 36 Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
1 1 8 37 Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides)
5 2 2 1 7 38 Blue-black Kingfisher (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus)
7 1 3 3 4 39 Rufous-lored Kingfisher (Todiramphus winchelli)
8 4 4 8 40 Blue-and-white Kingfisher (Todiramphus diops)
0 6 41 Lazuli Kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli)
20 11 9 8 42 Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)
2 1 1 6 43 New Britain Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus)
11 3 8 8 44 Ultramarine Kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius)
0 6 45 Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher (Todiramphus farquhari)
8 2 6 4 46 Sombre Kingfisher (Todiramphus funebris)
107 5 40 62 8 47 Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
1 1 6 48 Talaud Kingfisher (Todiramphus enigma)
7 1 1 5 8 49 Micronesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)
12 4 8 8 50 Beach Kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus)
65 5 23 37 8 51 Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
9 1 3 5 6 52 Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher (Todiramphus australasia)
0 8 53 Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus)
2 1 1 8 54 Tahiti Kingfisher (Todiramphus veneratus)
0 2 55 Tuamotu Kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri)
0 2 56 Marquesas Kingfisher (Todiramphus godeffroyi)
10 1 6 3 8 57 Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
5 1 1 3 8 58 Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro)
2 1 1 8 59 Mountain Kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha)
4 1 3 8 60 African Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx lecontei)
29 10 19 8 61 African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx pictus)
19 13 6 8 62 Oriental Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
0 4 63 Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx melanurus)
8 3 5 6 64 Sulawesi Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx fallax)
5 1 3 1 8 65 Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis)
3 1 1 1 8 66 Variable Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus)
3 1 2 8 67 White-bellied Kingfisher (Alcedo leucogaster)
2 2 8 68 Principe Kingfisher (Alcedo nais)
2 2 8 69 Sao Tome Kingfisher (Alcedo thomensis)
39 17 22 8 70 Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
3 2 1 8 71 Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides)
10 2 8 4 72 Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata)
2 1 1 8 73 Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo cyanopectus)
15 3 12 8 74 Small Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)
3 2 1 4 75 Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona)
5 1 4 8 76 Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)
17 6 11 8 77 Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea)
1 1 4 78 Bismarck Kingfisher (Alcedo websteri)
3 2 1 8 79 Little Kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla)
17 1 9 7 8 80 Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
184 1 117 66 8 81 Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
10 3 7 8 82 Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)
2 2 6 83 Blyth's Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
30 13 17 8 84 American Pygmy-kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
6 1 1 4 8 85 Green-and-rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda)
32 17 15 8 86 Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
52 25 27 8 87 Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
16 8 8 8 88 Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
30 16 14 8 89 Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
59 2 33 24 8 90 Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
22 12 10 8 91 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
97 2 60 35 8 92 Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

Family statistics

17 genera, 92 species

1558 files covering
17 genera	(100%)
82 species	(89%)

746 videos covering
17 genera	(100%)
74 species	(80%)

751 photographs covering
16 genera	(94%)
79 species	(86%)

61 sound recordings covering
15 genera	(88%)
34 species	(37%)

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Coraciiformes

Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)

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