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Megaceryle maxima (Pallas, 1769)
Megaceryle maxima (Pallas, 1769)
Megaceryle maxima, the giant kingfisher, is a large kingfisher with distinct plumage differences between sexes and subspecies.
Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ceryle rudis, the pied kingfisher, is a widespread medium-sized kingfisher found across Africa and southern Asia with multiple recognized subspecies.
Chloroceryle americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Chloroceryle americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Chloroceryle americana, the green kingfisher, is a small resident kingfisher found in freshwater wooded shoreline habitats across the Americas.
Chloroceryle inda (Linnaeus, 1766)
Chloroceryle inda (Linnaeus, 1766)
The green-and-rufous kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda) is a Neotropical kingfisher that lives in lowland forested waterways.
Chloroceryle aenea (Pallas, 1764)
Chloroceryle aenea (Pallas, 1764)
Chloroceryle aenea, the American pygmy kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with two subspecies distributed across the Americas in dense forest near water.
Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790)
Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790)
The Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is a large New World kingfisher distributed from Mexico to central Argentina.
Halcyon badia J.Verreaux & É.Verreaux, 1851
Halcyon badia J.Verreaux & É.Verreaux, 1851
Halcyon badia, the chocolate-backed kingfisher, is a distinctively colored kingfisher native to African tropical rainforests.
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.
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