Alcedinidae Family
The Bird (Tanysiptera galatea acis Wallace, 1863) stands out as an extraordinary member of the bird kingdom found across the globe. This comprehensive...
483 species in this family.278 species in this category
Miyako Island Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus cinnamominus miyakoensis (Nagamichi Kuroda, 1919)
Bird (BOLDACA) - Facts & Information
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AlcioĢn Lagartijero; Beach Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur AĢ TeĢte Blanche; Strandisfugl (Todiramphus saurophagus) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843)
AlcioĢn MoluquenĢo; Blue-And-White Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Des Moluques; Molukkisfugl (Todiramphus diops) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus diops (Temminck, 1824)
Bird (BOLDAEM) - Facts & Information
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AlcioĢn De Java; Java-Liest; Javan Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur De Java; Javaisfugl (Halcyon cyanoventris) - Facts & Information
Halcyon cyanoventris (Vieillot, 1818)
Bird (Alcedo surinamensis) - Facts & Information
Alcedo surinamensis Gmelin, 1788
AlcioĢn De Las Marquesas; Marquesan Kingfisher; Marquesas Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Des Marquises; Marquesasisfugl (Todiramphus godeffroyi) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus godeffroyi (Finsch, 1877)
North Moluccan Dwarf-Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus) - Facts & Information
Ceyx lepidus uropygialis G. R. Gray, 1861
Bird (Monachalcyon Reichenbach) - Facts & Information
Monachalcyon Reichenbach, 1851
Martin-PeĢcheur De Nouvelle-Bretagne; MartiĢn Pigmeo De Nueva BretanĢa; New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher; New Britain Dwarf-Kingfisher; Niubritenisfugl (Ceyx sacerdotis) - Facts & Information
Ceyx sacerdotis E. P. Ramsay, 1882
Bismarck Kingfisher; Martin-PeĢcheur Des Bismarck; MartiĢn Pescador De Las Bismarck; Bismarckisfugl (Ceyx websteri) - Facts & Information
Ceyx websteri (E. Hartert, 1898)
Froschschnabel; Martin-Chasseur Bec-En-CuilleĢre; MartiĢn Cazador Picopala; Shovel-Billed Kingfisher; Shovel-Billed Kookaburra; Plogkokaburra (Clytoceyx rex) - Facts & Information
Clytoceyx rex Sharpe, 1880
Bird (Ceyx pusillus) - Facts & Information
Ceyx pusillus laetior (Rand, 1941)
Black-Headed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) - Facts & Information
Actenoides monachus capucinus (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1896)
AlcioĢn PicociguĢenĢa; Martin-Chasseur Gurial; Storchschnabel-Gurial; Stork-Billed Kingfisher; Storkenebbisfugl (Pelargopsis capensis) - Facts & Information
Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Bird (Micralcyone Mathews) - Facts & Information
Micralcyone Mathews, 1912
Bird (Alcedo moluccana) - Facts & Information
Alcedo moluccana Lesson
Dwarf River Kingfisher; Indigo-Banded Kingfisher; Martin-PeĢcheur AĢ Poitrine Bleue; MartiĢn Pigmeo Pechiazul; Northern Indigo-Banded Kingfisher; Safirisfugl (Ceyx cyanopectus) - Facts & Information
Ceyx cyanopectus Lafresnaye, 1840
Crested Kingfisher; Martin-PeĢcheur TacheteĢ; MartiĢn Gigante AsiaĢtico; Trauerfischer; Kaskadeisfugl (Megaceryle lugubris) - Facts & Information
Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck, 1834)
Bird (Pelargopsis Gloger) - Facts & Information
Pelargopsis Gloger, 1841
Bird (Chloroceryle aenea) - Facts & Information
Chloroceryle aenea aenea (Pallas, 1764)
Bird (BOLDAAJ) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Alcedo ultramarina) - Facts & Information
Alcedo ultramarina Daudin, 1803
Bird (Alcedo maculata) - Facts & Information
Alcedo maculata Gmelin, 1788
Bird (BOLDABY) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Chloroceryle amazona) - Facts & Information
Chloroceryle amazona subsp. amazona
Sangihe Dwarf-Kingfisher (Ceyx fallax) - Facts & Information
Ceyx fallax sangirensis (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1898)
AlcioĢn Ventrirrufo; Martin-Chasseur AĢ Ventre Roux; Vanuatu Kingfisher; Vanuatuisfugl (Todiramphus farquhari) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus farquhari (Sharpe, 1899)
AlcioĢn Torotoro; Gelbschnabelliest; Martin-Chasseur Torotoro; Yellow-Billed Kingfisher; Torotoroisfugl (Syma torotoro) - Facts & Information
Syma torotoro R. Lesson, 1827
Bird (BOLDADO) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Ceyx lepidus) - Facts & Information
Ceyx lepidus lepidus Temminck, 1836
AlcioĢn De La Sonda; Cinnamon-Backed Kingfisher; Cinnamon-Banded Kingfisher; Lesser Sunda Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur CouronneĢ; Kanelisfugl (Todiramphus australasia) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus australasia (Vieillot, 1818)
Bird (Alcedo atthis) - Facts & Information
Alcedo atthis floresiana Sharpe, 1892
AlcioĢn SenegaleĢs; Martin-Chasseur Du SeĢneĢgal; Senegal Kingfisher; Senegal-Liest; Woodland Kingfisher; Lundisfugl; Pica-Peixe-Dos-Bosques (Halcyon senegalensis) - Facts & Information
Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Martin-Chasseur De TorreĢs; Torresian Kingfisher; Nefrittisfugl (Todiramphus sordidus) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus sordidus (Gould, 1842)
Bird (Actenoides bougainvillei) - Facts & Information
Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei (Rothschild, 1904)
AlcioĢn Piquinegro; Black-Billed Kingfisher; Great-Billed Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur AĢ Bec Noir; Schwarzschnabel-Gurial; Sotvingeisfugl (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) - Facts & Information
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (Temminck, 1826)
Blyth'S Kingfisher; Herkules-Eisvogel; Martin-PeĢcheur De Blyth; MartiĢn Pescador HeĢrcules; Herkulesisfugl (Alcedo hercules) - Facts & Information
Alcedo hercules Laubmann, 1917
AlcioĢn LapislaĢzuli; Lazuli Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Lazuli; Lazuliisfugl (Todiramphus lazuli) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830)
Madagascar Kingfisher; Madagascar Malachite Kingfisher; Malagasy Kingfisher; Martin-PeĢcheur Vintsi; MartiĢn Pescador Malgache; Madagaskarisfugl (Corythornis vintsioides) - Facts & Information
Corythornis vintsioides (Eydoux & Gervais, 1836)
AlcioĢn Colilargo Ninfa; Fairy Paradise Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Nymphe; Nymphenliest; Red-Breasted Paradise Kingfisher; Red-Breasted Paradise-Kingfisher; Nymfeisfugl (Tanysiptera nympha) - Facts & Information
Tanysiptera nympha G. R. Gray, 1840
Bird (Halcyon chelicuti) - Facts & Information
Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti (Stanley, 1814)
Common Kingfisher; Eisvogel; European Kingfisher; Glas Y Dorlan; Gleision Y Dorlan; Ijsvogel; Isfugl; Kuningaskalastaja; Kyrrfuglur; Martin-PeĢcheur D'Europe; MartiĢn Pescador ComuĢn; Biorra-CruĢidein; Guarda-Rios; Iasgair An RiĢgh; Iasgairean An RiĢgh; JiekÅaloddi; Kingfisher; Kungsfiskare; Murlach; Murlaichean; ĪĪ»ĪŗĻ ĪæĢĪ½Ī·; Ų±ŁŲ±Ų§Ł Ų“Ų§ŁŁŲ¹ (Alcedo atthis) - Facts & Information
Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird (BOLDAAK) - Facts & Information
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American Pygmy Kingfisher; American Pygmy-Kingfisher; Erzfischer; Martin-PeĢcheur Nain; MartiĢn Pescador Enano; MartiĢn-Pescador Enano; Bronseisfugl; Groene Dwergijsvogel; Martim-Pescador-MiuĢdo (Chloroceryle aenea) - Facts & Information
Chloroceryle aenea (Pallas, 1764)
AlcioĢn CastanĢo; Chocolate-Backed Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Marron; Prachtliest; Guarda-Rios-De-Dorso-Castanho; Kakaoisfugl (Halcyon badia) - Facts & Information
Halcyon badia J. Verreaux & EĢ. Verreaux, 1851
AlcioĢn Del Macleay; Forest Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Forestier; Skogisfugl (Todiramphus macleayii) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)
Hakenliest; Hook-Billed Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur D'Euphrosine; MartiĢn Cazador Ganchudo; Kroknebbisfugl (Melidora macrorrhina) - Facts & Information
Melidora macrorrhina (R. Lesson, 1827)
AlcioĢn Ultramar; Martin-Chasseur Outremer; Ultramarine Kingfisher; Salomonisfugl (Todiramphus leucopygius) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus leucopygius (J. Verreaux, 1858)
Martin-Chasseur Du Pacifique; Pacific Kingfisher; Stillehavsisfugl (Todiramphus sacer) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus sacer (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Black-Faced Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) - Facts & Information
Lacedo pulchella melanops (Bonaparte, 1850)
Martin-PeĢcheur AĢ Ventre Blanc; MartiĢn Pescador Ventriblanco; White-Bellied Kingfisher; Jungelisfugl; Pica-Peixinho-De-Barriga-Branca (Corythornis leucogaster) - Facts & Information
Corythornis leucogaster (Fraser, 1843)
AlcioĢn PriĢncipe; KoĢnigsliest; Martin-Chasseur Princier; Scaly Kingfisher; Scaly-Breasted Kingfisher; BlaĢhodeisfugl (Actenoides princeps) - Facts & Information
Actenoides princeps (Reichenbach, 1851)
African Dwarf Kingfisher; African Dwarf-Kingfisher; Dwarf Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur AĢ TeĢte Rousse; Martin-PeĢcheur AĢ TeĢte Rousse; MartiĢn Pigmeo Del Congo; Guarda-Rios-AnaĢo; KnĆøttisfugl (Ispidina lecontei) - Facts & Information
Ispidina lecontei Cassin, 1856
AlcioĢn De Las Talaud; Martin-Chasseur Des Talaud; Talaud Kingfisher; Talaudisfugl (Todiramphus enigma) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus enigma (E. Hartert, 1904)
AlcioĢn Cabeciblanco; Chestnut-Bellied Kingfisher; Graukopfliest; Gray-Headed Kingfisher; Grey-Headed Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur AĢ TeĢte Grise; GraĢhodeisfugl; Passarinha (Halcyon leucocephala) - Facts & Information
Halcyon leucocephala (P. L. S. MuĢller, 1776)
AlcioĢn Oscuro; Blue-Black Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Bleu-Noir; Papuaisfugl (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus (Wallace, 1862)
AlcioĢn De La Niau; Koteuteu; Mangareva Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Des Gambier; Niau Kingfisher; Tuamotu Kingfisher; Tuamotuisfugl (Todiramphus gambieri) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus gambieri (Oustalet, 1895)
Mariana Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Des Mariannes; Marianeisfugl (Todiramphus albicilla) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus albicilla (Dumont, 1823)
Bird (Todiramphus sordidus) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus sordidus sordidus (Gould, 1842)
Bird (Todiramphus chloris) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus chloris abyssinicus (Pelzeln, 1856)
AlcioĢn Estriado; Martin-Chasseur StrieĢ; Streifenliest; Striped Kingfisher; Pica-Peixe-Riscado; Savanneisfugl (Halcyon chelicuti) - Facts & Information
Halcyon chelicuti (Stanley, 1814)
Bird (Ispidina Kaup) - Facts & Information
Ispidina Kaup, 1848
Bird (Ceyx meeki) - Facts & Information
Ceyx meeki meeki Rothschild, 1901
Manus Dwarf Kingfisher; Manus Dwarf-Kingfisher; Martin-PeĢcheur De Manus; MartiĢn Pigmeo De Manus; Manusisfugl (Ceyx dispar) - Facts & Information
Ceyx dispar Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1914
Bird (Dacelo novaeguineae) - Facts & Information
Dacelo novaeguineae minor Robinson, 1900
Bird (BOLDAAV) - Facts & Information
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AlcioĢn Monje; Blue-Headed Kingfisher; Einsiedlerliest; Green-Backed Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Moine; Munkeisfugl (Actenoides monachus) - Facts & Information
Actenoides monachus (Bonaparte, 1850)
Bird (Melidora macrorrhina) - Facts & Information
Melidora macrorrhina macrorrhina (R. Lesson, 1827)
Bird (Halcyon senegalensis) - Facts & Information
Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileus Reichenow, 1906
Bird (Corythornis madagascariensis) - Facts & Information
Corythornis madagascariensis madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
AlcioĢn Colilargo De Las Aru; Feenliest; Little Paradise Kingfisher; Little Paradise-Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur Menu; Aruisfugl (Tanysiptera hydrocharis) - Facts & Information
Tanysiptera hydrocharis G. R. Gray, 1858
Bird (Todiramphus tristrami) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus tristrami stresemanni (Laubmann, 1923)
Bird (Dacelo tyro) - Facts & Information
Dacelo tyro tyro G. R. Gray, 1858
Bird (Lacedo pulchella) - Facts & Information
Lacedo pulchella pulchella (Horsfield, 1821)
Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) - Facts & Information
Corythornis cristatus cristatus (Pallas, 1764)
Bird (Todiramphus R) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus R. Lesson, 1827
Bird (BOLDACJ) - Facts & Information
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Little Kingfisher; Martin-PeĢcheur Poucet; MartiĢn Pescador Menudo; Alveisfugl (Ceyx pusillus) - Facts & Information
Ceyx pusillus Temminck, 1836
Bird (Alcedo chlorocephala) - Facts & Information
Alcedo chlorocephala Gmelin, 1788
Martin-PeĢcheur De Nouvelle-GuineĢe; MartiĢn Pigmeo PapuĢ; New Guinea Dwarf-Kingfisher; Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher; Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher; Nyguineaisfugl (Ceyx solitarius) - Facts & Information
Ceyx solitarius Temminck, 1836
Bird (BOLDAAW) - Facts & Information
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AlcioĢn De Palau; Martin-Chasseur Des Palau; Palau Kingfisher; Rusty-Capped Kingfisher; Palauisfugl (Todiramphus pelewensis) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus pelewensis (Wiglesworth, 1891)
Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) - Facts & Information
Cittura cyanotis sanghirensis Sharpe, 1868
Graufischer; Martin-PeĢcheur Pie; MartiĢn Pescador PiĢo; Pied Kingfisher; Alaca Yalicapkini; Alaca YalıcĢ§apkını; Bonte Ijsvogel; Guarda-Rios-Malhado; Margasis TulzĢys; Rybaczek Srokaty; Terneisfugl; CĢrnobeli Pasat; ĪĪ·ĢĻĻ Ī»ĪæĻ; Š ŠøŠ±Š°Š»Š¾ŃŠŗŠ° Š”ŃŃŠ¾ŠŗŠ°ŃŠøŠøĢ; פ×Øפ××Ø ×¢×§×× (Ceryle rudis) - Facts & Information
Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Martin-Chasseur De Niau; Niau Kingfisher; Niauisfugl (Todiramphus gertrudae) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus gertrudae Murphy, 1924
Bird (Ceryle rudis) - Facts & Information
Ceryle rudis travancoreensis Whistler, 1935
Bird (Todiramphus cinnamominus) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus (Swainson, 1821)
Bird (Halcyon albiventris) - Facts & Information
Halcyon albiventris albiventris (Scopoli, 1786)
Bird (Alcedo galbula) - Facts & Information
Alcedo galbula Linnaeus, 1766
Bird (Cittura Kaup) - Facts & Information
Cittura Kaup, 1848
Bird (BOLDAAE) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Caridonax) - Facts & Information
Caridonax Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Bird (Tanysiptera nigriceps) - Facts & Information
Tanysiptera nigriceps nigriceps P. L. Sclater, 1877
Martin-PeĢcheur AĢ Ventre Roux; Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) - Facts & Information
Megaceryle torquata stictipennis (Lawrence, 1885)
Bird (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus) - Facts & Information
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus stictolaemus (Salvadori, 1876)
Martin-PeĢcheur Des Sula; MartiĢn Pigmeo De Sula; Sula Dwarf Kingfisher; Sula Dwarf-Kingfisher; Sulaisfugl (Ceyx wallacii) - Facts & Information
Ceyx wallacii Sharpe, 1868
AlcioĢn Colilargo De Numfor; Cobalt Paradise Kingfisher; Martin-Chasseur De Caroline; Numfor Paradise Kingfisher; Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher; Numfor-Liest; Numforisfugl (Tanysiptera carolinae) - Facts & Information
Tanysiptera carolinae Schlegel, 1871
Amazon Kingfisher; Amazonas-Fischer; Amazonasfischer; Amazone-Ijsvogel; Amazoneijsvogel; Cabez Grandi BeĢrdeĢ; Kabes Grandi BeĢrdeĢ; Martin-PeĢcheur D'Amazonie; MartiĢn Pescador AmazoĢnico; MartiĢn Pescador Matraquero; MartiĢn-Pescador AmazoĢnico; Amazonisfugl; Martim-Pescador-Verde (Chloroceryle amazona) - Facts & Information
Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790)