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==Description==
 
==Description==
Fifteen [[Old World|Old-World]] species of Kingfishers.
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Several species of Kingfisher from [[Africa]], [[Eurasia]] and [[Australasia]].
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
''Alcedo'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Alcedinidae|Alcedinidae]].
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''Alcedo'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Alcedinidae|Alcedinidae]].<br />
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Some species of the genera [[:Category:Ceyx|Ceyx]] and [[:Category:Corythornis|Corythornis]] are also sometimes included in this genus.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 2 April 2023

Genus: Alcedo

Description

Several species of Kingfisher from Africa, Eurasia and Australasia.

Taxonomy

Alcedo is a genus in the family Alcedinidae.
Some species of the genera Ceyx and Corythornis are also sometimes included in this genus.


Genus Alcedo viewedit
A. hercules Blyth's Kingfisher
A. atthis Common Kingfisher
A. semitorquata Half-collared Kingfisher
A. quadribrachys Shining-blue Kingfisher
A. meninting Blue-eared Kingfisher
A. peninsulae Malayan Blue-banded Kingfisher
A. euryzona Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher
A. coerulescens Cerulean Kingfisher
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