Kingfishers

Greg Cater

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Kingfishers are Coraciiformes, encompassing three families of birds. They're found worldwide, and all are distinguished by their thick bills that are used when hunting fish.

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Greg Cater

@gregcater

Kingfishers are Coraciiformes, encompassing three families of birds. They're found worldwide, and all are distinguished by their thick bills that are used when hunting fish.

Kingfisher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kingfishers are a group of small to medium-sized brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingfisher
Kingfisher - A-Z Animals
The kingfisher is a small to medium sized colourful bird generally found close to water.There are nearly 100 different species of the kingfisher bird found around the world.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/kingfisher/
Belted Kingfisher - Audubon Field Guide
The Belted Kingfisher is often first noticed by its wild rattling call as it flies over rivers or lakes. It may be seen perched on a high snag, or hovering on rapidly beating wings, then plunging headfirst into the water to grab a fish.
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/belted-kingfisher
Kingfisher - Bird - Britannica
Any of about 90 species of birds in three families (Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae, and Cerylidae), noted for their spectacular dives into water.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/kingfisher-bird
Beauty of Birds - Kingfisher
The Kingfisher group belongs in the order Coraciiformes. There has been some confusion over the families within the order due to the changes made to the previous taxonomy listings during the 1990's.
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/kingfishers.html
The RSPB - Birds by Family - Kingfisher
These distinctive birds are often seen only as a blue flash whilst hunting for fish.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/k/kingfisher/index.aspx
Kingfisher - ARKive
Learn more about the Kingfisher - with amazing Kingfisher videos, photos and facts on ARKive.
http://www.arkive.org/kingfisher/alcedo-atthis/
Sacred Kingfisher - New Zealand Birds Online
The sacred kingfisher is one of the best known birds in New Zealand due to the iconic photographs published over many years by Geoff Moon.
http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/sacred-kingfisher
The RSPB: Kingfisher
These distinctive birds are often seen only as a blue flash whilst hunting for fish.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/k/kingfisher/
Kingfisher - San Diego Zoo Animals
Kingfishers are known for their looks: stocky body; long, thick bill; and striking colors and markings.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/kingfisher

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Kingfisher

Azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Suborder:	Alcedines
Family:	Alcedinidae Rafinesque, 1815
Subfamilies
Alcedininae Halcyoninae Cerylinae

global range of the family

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Kingfisher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kingfishers are a group of small to medium-sized brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingfisher
Kingfisher - A-Z Animals
The kingfisher is a small to medium sized colourful bird generally found close to water.There are nearly 100 different species of the kingfisher bird found around the world.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/kingfisher/
Belted Kingfisher - Audubon Field Guide
The Belted Kingfisher is often first noticed by its wild rattling call as it flies over rivers or lakes. It may be seen perched on a high snag, or hovering on rapidly beating wings, then plunging headfirst into the water to grab a fish.
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/belted-kingfisher
Kingfisher - Bird - Britannica
Any of about 90 species of birds in three families (Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae, and Cerylidae), noted for their spectacular dives into water.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/kingfisher-bird
Beauty of Birds - Kingfisher
The Kingfisher group belongs in the order Coraciiformes. There has been some confusion over the families within the order due to the changes made to the previous taxonomy listings during the 1990's.
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/kingfishers.html
The RSPB - Birds by Family - Kingfisher
These distinctive birds are often seen only as a blue flash whilst hunting for fish.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/k/kingfisher/index.aspx
Kingfisher - ARKive
Learn more about the Kingfisher - with amazing Kingfisher videos, photos and facts on ARKive.
http://www.arkive.org/kingfisher/alcedo-atthis/
Sacred Kingfisher - New Zealand Birds Online
The sacred kingfisher is one of the best known birds in New Zealand due to the iconic photographs published over many years by Geoff Moon.
http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/sacred-kingfisher
The RSPB: Kingfisher
These distinctive birds are often seen only as a blue flash whilst hunting for fish.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/k/kingfisher/
Kingfisher - San Diego Zoo Animals
Kingfishers are known for their looks: stocky body; long, thick bill; and striking colors and markings.
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/kingfisher

Kingfisher

Azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Suborder:	Alcedines
Family:	Alcedinidae Rafinesque, 1815
Subfamilies
Alcedininae Halcyoninae Cerylinae

global range of the family

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Kingfishers are Coraciiformes, encompassing three families of birds. They're found worldwide, and all are distinguished by their thick bills that are used when hunting fish.

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