Alcedinidae
Halcyon coromanda (Latham, 1790)
Halcyon coromanda (Latham, 1790)
Halcyon coromanda, the ruddy kingfisher, is a 25 cm red kingfisher found across East and South Asia.
Halcyon leucocephala (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Halcyon leucocephala (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Halcyon leucocephala, the grey-headed kingfisher, is a dry-country kingfisher found across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Halcyon chelicuti (Stanley, 1814)
Halcyon chelicuti (Stanley, 1814)
Halcyon chelicuti, the striped kingfisher, is an African kingfisher species with two recognized subspecies.
Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Halcyon senegalensis is a medium-sized kingfisher widespread across tropical Africa south of the Sahara.
Halcyon malimbica (Shaw, 1812)
Halcyon malimbica (Shaw, 1812)
Halcyon malimbica, the blue-breasted kingfisher, is a large resident tree kingfisher widely distributed across Equatorial Africa.
Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786)
Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786)
Halcyon albiventris, the brown-hooded kingfisher, is a 22 cm kingfisher found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Halcyon senegaloides A.Smith, 1834
Halcyon senegaloides A.Smith, 1834
Halcyon senegaloides, the mangrove kingfisher, is a 22cm kingfisher found along eastern Africa's coast, a partial migrant.
Halcyon cyanoventris (Vieillot, 1818)
Halcyon cyanoventris (Vieillot, 1818)
Halcyon cyanoventris, the Javan kingfisher, is a non-migratory bird endemic to Java and Bali.
Halcyon pileata (Boddaert, 1783)
Halcyon pileata (Boddaert, 1783)
Halcyon pileata, the black-capped kingfisher, is a colorful coastal kingfisher found across much of South and East Asia.
Halcyon gularis (Kuhl, 1820)
Halcyon gularis (Kuhl, 1820)
Halcyon gularis is a fairly large, recently split kingfisher species that adapts well to modified habitats in the Philippines.
Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Halcyon smyrnensis, the white-throated kingfisher, is a large, distinctive kingfisher with a widespread, expanding non-threatened range.
Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Pelargopsis capensis, the stork-billed kingfisher, is a large colorful kingfisher with 13 recognized subspecies.
Pelargopsis amauroptera (J.T.Pearson, 1841)
Pelargopsis amauroptera (J.T.Pearson, 1841)
The brown-winged kingfisher is a Halcyoninae bird found in Bay of Bengal coasts, living naturally in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Tanysiptera galatea G.R.Gray, 1859
Tanysiptera galatea G.R.Gray, 1859
Tanysiptera galatea, the common paradise kingfisher, is a kingfisher found in New Guinean forests, with specific appearance, ecology and speciation history.
Tanysiptera sylvia Gould, 1850
Tanysiptera sylvia Gould, 1850
Tanysiptera sylvia, the buff-breasted paradise kingfisher, is a colourful Australian kingfisher that nests in termite mounds.
Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783)
Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783)
Dacelo novaeguineae, the laughing kookaburra, is the world's largest kingfisher, native to eastern Australia and introduced to other regions.
Dacelo gaudichaud Gaimard, 1823
Dacelo gaudichaud Gaimard, 1823
The rufous-bellied kookaburra is a small rainforest-dwelling kookaburra species native to lowland New Guinea.
Dacelo leachii Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Dacelo leachii Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
The blue-winged kookaburra is a kingfisher species native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea, rated Least Concern by the IUCN.
Actenoides monachus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Actenoides monachus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Actenoides monachus, the green-backed kingfisher, is an Indonesia-endemic Alcedinidae bird threatened by deforestation-driven habitat loss.
Actenoides concretus (Temminck, 1825)
Actenoides concretus (Temminck, 1825)
Rufous-collared kingfisher is a medium-sized threatened bird species in the Alcedinidae family found in Southeast Asia.
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius (Gould, 1841)
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius (Gould, 1841)
This is an overview of the physical description, distribution and habitat of the Australian red-backed kingfisher.
Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Todiramphus sanctus, the sacred kingfisher, is a small kingfisher found across Oceania and nearby parts of Asia, with distinct plumage and migratory populations.
Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)
Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)
Todiramphus macleayii, the forest kingfisher, is a kingfisher native to Australia and nearby Oceania with distinct blue and white plumage.
Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843)
Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843)
The beach kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) is an Alcedinidae bird found in mangrove forests across Oceania and Indonesia.
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