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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- 20 1 7 12 6 1 Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)
- 5 4 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)
- 12 2 1 9 8 5 Spotted Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi)
- 20 6 6 8 6 6 Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus)
- 10 2 4 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)
- 5 1 3 1 6 10 Numfor Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae)
- 2 1 1 7 11 Aru Paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis)
- 6 1 4 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)
- 15 2 5 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)
- 24 4 10 10 8 18 Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella)
- 12 1 6 5 8 19 Rufous-bellied Kookaburra (Dacelo gaudichaud)
- 0 8 20 Spangled Kookaburra (Dacelo tyro)
- 19 2 12 5 8 21 Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)
- 80 2 60 18 8 22 Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
- 2 1 1 8 23 White-rumped Kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus)
- 49 2 25 22 8 24 Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)
- 8 4 4 8 25 Black-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha)
- 8 1 6 1 6 26 Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera)
- 9 1 6 2 8 27 Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
- 158 6 99 53 8 28 White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- 14 7 7 8 29 Javan Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris)
- 4 3 1 8 30 Chocolate-backed Kingfisher (Halcyon badia)
- 16 11 5 8 31 Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata)
- 42 26 16 8 32 Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)
- 26 1 21 4 8 33 Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)
- 42 1 19 22 8 34 Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)
- 38 3 17 18 8 35 Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica)
- 50 2 29 19 8 36 Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
- 2 2 8 37 Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides)
- 6 2 3 1 7 38 Blue-black Kingfisher (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus)
- 8 1 4 3 4 39 Rufous-lored Kingfisher (Todiramphus winchelli)
- 8 4 4 8 40 Blue-and-white Kingfisher (Todiramphus diops)
- 2 2 6 41 Lazuli Kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli)
- 21 12 9 8 42 Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)
- 3 2 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)
- 13 1 4 8 4 46 Sombre Kingfisher (Todiramphus funebris)
- 144 10 63 71 8 47 Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
- 1 1 6 48 Talaud Kingfisher (Todiramphus enigma)
- 10 1 3 6 8 49 Micronesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)
- 13 1 4 8 8 50 Beach Kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus)
- 95 7 43 45 8 51 Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
- 20 3 8 9 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)
- 13 1 9 3 8 57 Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
- 11 2 4 5 8 58 Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro)
- 2 1 1 8 59 Mountain Kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha)
- 6 3 3 8 60 African Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx lecontei)
- 35 16 19 8 61 African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx pictus)
- 29 2 17 10 8 62 Oriental Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
- 1 1 4 63 Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx melanurus)
- 13 6 7 6 64 Sulawesi Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx fallax)
- 7 1 5 1 8 65 Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis)
- 5 1 3 1 8 66 Variable Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus)
- 4 2 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)
- 59 34 25 8 70 Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
- 9 3 6 8 71 Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides)
- 11 2 9 4 72 Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata)
- 4 1 2 1 8 73 Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo cyanopectus)
- 23 2 9 12 8 74 Small Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)
- 3 2 1 4 75 Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona)
- 7 3 4 8 76 Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)
- 21 10 11 8 77 Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea)
- 1 1 4 78 Bismarck Kingfisher (Alcedo websteri)
- 3 2 1 8 79 Little Kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla)
- 23 1 14 8 8 80 Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
- 233 1 158 74 8 81 Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- 13 6 7 8 82 Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)
- 2 2 6 83 Blyth's Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
- 43 1 22 20 8 84 American Pygmy-kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
- 23 1 13 9 8 85 Green-and-rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda)
- 56 1 35 20 8 86 Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
- 84 2 49 33 8 87 Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
- 20 12 8 8 88 Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
- 38 23 15 8 89 Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
- 87 5 49 33 8 90 Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
- 34 22 12 8 91 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- 159 2 119 38 8 92 Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
Family statistics
17 genera, 92 species
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| 17 genera | (100%) |
| 84 species | (91%) |
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