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Description | River Kingfishers (Family: Alcedinidae) - Wiki
River kingfishers
The river kingfishers or Alcedinidae, are one of the three families of bird in the kingfisher group. The family is widespread through Africa, through east and south Asia as far as Australia, with one species, the River Kingfisher or European Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also appearing in Europe and northern Asia. The origin of the family is thought to have been in Asia. The taxonomy of the family is uncertain at present: it includes 22 to 24 species in 2 to 4 genera. The uncertainty arises from two small African species. The Dwarf Kingfisher is sometimes placed in the monospecific genus Myioceyx, and sometimes with the Pygmy Kingfishers in Ispidina. However, molecular analysis (Moyle, 2006) suggests that the Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher is most closely related to the Malachite Kingfisher, and that the present arrangement into Alcedo and Ceyx needs to be reviewed as it seems not to reflect the actual relationships (for example, the Azure Kingfisher is closer to Ceyx erithacus). Species list: Blyth's Kingfisher, Alcedo hercules Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis Half-collared Kingfisher, Alcedo semitorquata Shining-blue Kingfisher, Alcedo quadribrachys Blue-eared Kingfisher, Alcedo meninting Azure Kingfisher, Alcedo azurea Bismarck Kingfisher, Alcedo websteri Blue-banded Kingfisher, Alcedo euryzona Indigo-banded Kingfisher, Alcedo cyanopecta Silvery Kingfisher, Alcedo argentata Malachite Kingfisher, Alcedo cristata Madagascar Malachite Kingfisher, Alcedo vintsioides White-bellied Kingfisher, Alcedo leucogaster Small Blue Kingfisher, Alcedo coerulescens Little Kingfisher, Alcedo pusilla Pr??ncipe Kingfisher, Alcedo nais S??o Tom?? Kingfisher, Alcedo thomensis Black-backed Kingfisher, Ceyx erithacus Philippine Kingfisher, Ceyx melanurus Sulawesi Kingfisher, Ceyx fallax Rufous-backed Kingfisher, Ceyx rufidorsa Variable Kingfisher, Ceyx lepidus Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher, Ispidina madagascariensis African Pygmy Kingfisher, Ispidina picta Dwarf Kingfisher, Ispidina lecontei http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_kingfishers
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