For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. (1 Corinthians 15:39 ESV)
CLASS – AVES, Order – CORACIIFORMES, Family – Alcedinidae – Kingfishers
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I.O.C. 3.1 Version
Genus (19), Species (95), Subspecies
Actenoides
Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) by PEricsson
____ (Actenoides monachus monachus)
____ (Actenoides monachus capucinus)
Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (Actenoides princeps)
____ (Actenoides princeps princeps)
____ (Actenoides princeps erythrorhamphus)
____ (Actenoides princeps regalis)
Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei)
____ (Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei)
____ (Actenoides bougainvillei excelsus)
Spotted Wood Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi)
____ (Actenoides lindsayi lindsayi)
____ (Actenoides lindsayi moseleyi)
Hombron’s Kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni)
Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus)
____ (Actenoides concretus peristephes)
____ (Actenoides concretus concretus)
____ (Actenoides concretus borneanus)
Melidora
Hook-billed Kingfisher (Melidora macrorrhina)
____ (Melidora macrorrhina waigiuensis)
____ (Melidora macrorrhina macrorrhina)
____ (Melidora macrorrhina jobiensis)
Lacedo
Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) by PEricsson
____ (Lacedo pulchella amabilis)
____ (Lacedo pulchella pulchella)
____ (Lacedo pulchella melanops)
Tanysiptera
Common Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera galatea)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea emiliae)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea doris)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea browningi)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea brunhildae)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea margarethae)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea sabrina)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea obiensis)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea acis)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea boanensis)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea nais)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea galatea)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea meyeri)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea minor)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea vulcani)
____ (Tanysiptera galatea rosseliana)
Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti)
Biak Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii)
Numfor Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera carolinae)
Little Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera hydrocharis)
Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) by Ian
____ (Tanysiptera sylvia salvadoriana)
____ (Tanysiptera sylvia sylvia)
Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nigriceps)
____ (Tanysiptera nigriceps leucura)
____ (Tanysiptera nigriceps nigriceps)
Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera nympha)
Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera danae)
Cittura
Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) by Peter Ericsson
____ (Cittura cyanotis sanghirensis)
____ (Cittura cyanotis cyanotis)
Clytoceyx
Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) ©
____ (Clytoceyx rex rex)
____ (Clytoceyx rex imperator)
Dacelo
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) by Ian
____ (Dacelo novaeguineae minor)
____ (Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineae)
Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) by Ian
____ (Dacelo leachii superflua)
____ (Dacelo leachii intermedia)
____ (Dacelo leachii occidentalis)
____ (Dacelo leachii leachii)
Spangled Kookaburra (Dacelo tyro) ©Wiki
____ (Dacelo tyro archboldi)
____ (Dacelo tyro tyro)
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra (Dacelo gaudichaud)
Caridonax
Glittering Kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus)
____ (Caridonax fulgidus fulgidus)
____ (Caridonax fulgidus gracilirostris)
Pelargopsis
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) by TAJA
____ (Pelargopsis capensis capensis)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis intermedia)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis burmanica)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis malaccensis)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis cyanopteryx)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis simalurensis)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis sodalis)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis innominata)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis javana)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis floresiana)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis gouldi)
____ (Pelargopsis capensis gigantea)
Great-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) by PEricsson
____ (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha melanorhyncha)
____ (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha dichrorhyncha)
____ (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha eutreptorhyncha)
Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) by Nikhi
Halcyon
Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) by PEricsson
____ (Halcyon coromanda coromanda)
____ (Halcyon coromanda major)
____ (Halcyon coromanda bangsi)
____ (Halcyon coromanda mizorhina)
____ (Halcyon coromanda minor)
____ (Halcyon coromanda linae)
____ (Halcyon coromanda claudiae)
____ (Halcyon coromanda rufa)
____ (Halcyon coromanda pelingensis)
____ (Halcyon coromanda sulana)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) by Nikhil
____ (Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensis)
____ (Halcyon smyrnensis fusca)
____ (Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra)
____ (Halcyon smyrnensis saturatior)
____ (Halcyon smyrnensis fokiensis)
____ (Halcyon smyrnensis gularis)
Javan Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris)
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher (Halcyon badia)
Black-capped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) by PEricsson
Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) by DavesBP – Photo by Ray
____ (Halcyon leucocephala acteon)
____ (Halcyon leucocephala leucocephala) by Africaddict
____ (Halcyon leucocephala semicaerulea) ©WikiC
____ (Halcyon leucocephala hyacinthina)
____ (Halcyon leucocephala pallidiventris)
Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) by Africaddict
____ (Halcyon albiventris albiventris)
____ (Halcyon albiventris orientalis)
____ (Halcyon albiventris prentissgrayi)
____ (Halcyon albiventris vociferans)
Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) by DavesBP
____ (Halcyon chelicuti eremogiton)
____ (Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti)
Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica)
____ (Halcyon malimbica torquata)
____ (Halcyon malimbica forbesi)
____ (Halcyon malimbica dryas)
____ (Halcyon malimbica malimbica)
Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) by Africaddict
____ (Halcyon senegalensis fuscopileus)
____ (Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis)
____ (Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca)
Mangrove Kingfisher (Halcyon senegaloides)
Todiramphus
Blue-black Kingfisher (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus)
____ (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus nigrocyaneus)
____ (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus quadricolor)
____ (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus stictolaemus)
Winchell’s Kingfisher (Todiramphus winchelli)
____ (Todiramphus winchelli nigrorum)
____ (Todiramphus winchelli nesydrionetes)
____ (Todiramphus winchelli mindanensis)
____ (Todiramphus winchelli winchelli)
____ (Todiramphus winchelli alfredi)
Blue-and-white Kingfisher (Todiramphus diops)
Lazuli Kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli)
Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) by Ian
____ (Todiramphus macleayii elisabeth)
____ (Todiramphus macleayii macleayii)
____ (Todiramphus macleayii incinctus)
White-mantled Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus)
Ultramarine Kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius)
Vanuatu Kingfisher (Todiramphus farquhari)
Sombre Kingfisher (Todiramphus funebris)
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) by Nikhil
____ (Todiramphus chloris abyssinicus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris kalbaensis)
____ (Todiramphus chloris vidali)
____ (Todiramphus chloris davisoni)
____ (Todiramphus chloris occipitalis)
____ (Todiramphus chloris humii)
____ (Todiramphus chloris armstrongi)
____ (Todiramphus chloris laubmannianus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris chloropterus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris azelus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris palmeri)
____ (Todiramphus chloris collaris)
____ (Todiramphus chloris chloris)
____ (Todiramphus chloris sordidus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris pilbara)
____ (Todiramphus chloris colcloughi)
____ (Todiramphus chloris colonus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris teraokai)
____ (Todiramphus chloris owstoni)
____ (Todiramphus chloris albicilla)
____ (Todiramphus chloris orii)
____ (Todiramphus chloris nusae)
____ (Todiramphus chloris matthiae)
____ (Todiramphus chloris stresemanni)
____ (Todiramphus chloris novaehiberniae)
____ (Todiramphus chloris bennetti)
____ (Todiramphus chloris tristrami)
____ (Todiramphus chloris alberti)
____ (Todiramphus chloris mala)
____ (Todiramphus chloris pavuvu)
____ (Todiramphus chloris solomonis)
____ (Todiramphus chloris sororum)
____ (Todiramphus chloris amoenus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris brachyurus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris vicina)
____ (Todiramphus chloris ornatus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris utupuae)
____ (Todiramphus chloris melanodera)
____ (Todiramphus chloris torresianus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris santoensis)
____ (Todiramphus chloris juliae)
____ (Todiramphus chloris erromangae)
____ (Todiramphus chloris tannensis)
____ (Todiramphus chloris vitiensis)
____ (Todiramphus chloris eximius)
____ (Todiramphus chloris marinus)
____ (Todiramphus chloris sacer)
____ (Todiramphus chloris regina)
____ (Todiramphus chloris pealei)
____ (Todiramphus chloris manuae)
Talaud Kingfisher (Todiramphus enigma)
Micronesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)
____ (Todiramphus cinnamominus miyakoensis †)
____ (Todiramphus cinnamominus pelewensis)
____ (Todiramphus cinnamominus reichenbachii)
____ (Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus)
Beach Kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus)
____ (Todiramphus saurophagus saurophagus)
____ (Todiramphus saurophagus anachoreta)
____ (Todiramphus saurophagus admiralitatis)
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) by Ian
____ (Todiramphus sanctus sanctus)
____ (Todiramphus sanctus vagans)
____ (Todiramphus sanctus norfolkiensis)
____ (Todiramphus sanctus canacorum)
____ (Todiramphus sanctus macmillani)
Flat-billed Kingfisher (Todiramphus recurvirostris)
Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher (Todiramphus australasia)
____ (Todiramphus australasia australasia)
____ (Todiramphus australasia dammerianus)
____ (Todiramphus australasia odites)
Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus)
____ (Todiramphus tutus tutus)
____ (Todiramphus tutus atiu)
____ (Todiramphus tutus mauke)
Mewing Kingfisher (Todiramphus ruficollaris)
Society Kingfisher (Todiramphus veneratus)
____ (Todiramphus veneratus veneratus)
____ (Todiramphus veneratus youngi)
Tuamotu Kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri)
____ (Todiramphus gambieri gambieri†)
____ (Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae)
Marquesan Kingfisher (Todiramphus godeffroyi)
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius) by TomTarrant
Syma
Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) by Ian
____ (Syma torotoro torotoro)
____ (Syma torotoro meeki)
____ (Syma torotoro ochracea)
____ (Syma torotoro flavirostris)
Mountain Kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha)
____ (Syma megarhyncha wellsi)
____ (Syma megarhyncha sellamontis)
____ (Syma megarhyncha megarhyncha)
Ispidina
African Dwarf Kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei)
African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
____ (Ispidina picta picta)
____ (Ispidina picta ferrugina)
____ (Ispidina picta natalensis)
Corythornis
Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (Corythornis madagascariensis) by DavesBP
____ (Corythornis madagascariensis madagascariensis)
____ (Corythornis madagascariensis dilutus)
White-bellied Kingfisher (Corythornis leucogaster)
____ (Corythornis leucogaster bowdleri)
____ (Corythornis leucogaster leucogaster)
____ (Corythornis leucogaster leopoldi)
Principe Kingfisher (Corythornis nais)
Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) by Bob-Nan
____ (Corythornis cristatus galeritus)
____ (Corythornis cristatus cristatus)
____ (Corythornis cristatus stuartkeithi)
Sao Tome Kingfisher (Corythornis thomensis)
Malagasy Kingfisher (Corythornis vintsioides) by DavesBP
____ (Corythornis vintsioides johannae)
____ (Corythornis vintsioides vintsioides)
Alcedo
Cerulean Kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)
Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona)
____ (Alcedo euryzona peninsulae)
____ (Alcedo euryzona euryzona)
Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys) by TTarrant
____ (Alcedo quadribrachys quadribrachys)
____ (Alcedo quadribrachys guentheri)
Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) by Nikhil
____ (Alcedo meninting coltarti)
____ (Alcedo meninting phillipsi)
____ (Alcedo meninting scintillans)
____ (Alcedo meninting rufigastra)
____ (Alcedo meninting meninting)
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) by PhilKwong
____ (Alcedo atthis ispida)
____ (Alcedo atthis atthis)
____ (Alcedo atthis bengalensis)
____ (Alcedo atthis taprobana)
____ (Alcedo atthis floresiana)
____ (Alcedo atthis hispidoides)
____ (Alcedo atthis salomonensis)
Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)
Blyth’s Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules) ©Holmes
Ceyx
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) by PEricsson
____ (Ceyx erithaca erithaca)
____ (Ceyx erithaca macrocarus)
____ (Ceyx erithaca motleyi)
Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx melanurus)
____ (Ceyx melanurus melanurus)
____ (Ceyx melanurus samarensis)
____ (Ceyx melanurus mindanensis)
Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx fallax) by PEricsson
____ (Ceyx fallax sangirensis)
____ (Ceyx fallax fallax)
Variable Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus)
____ (Ceyx lepidus margarethae)
____ (Ceyx lepidus wallacii)
____ (Ceyx lepidus uropygialis)
____ (Ceyx lepidus lepidus)
____ (Ceyx lepidus cajeli)
____ (Ceyx lepidus solitarius)
____ (Ceyx lepidus dispar)
____ (Ceyx lepidus mulcatus)
____ (Ceyx lepidus sacerdotis)
____ (Ceyx lepidus meeki)
____ (Ceyx lepidus collectoris)
____ (Ceyx lepidus malaitae)
____ (Ceyx lepidus nigromaxilla)
____ (Ceyx lepidus gentianus)
Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus)
____ (Ceyx cyanopectus cyanopectus)
____ (Ceyx cyanopectus nigrirostris)
Silvery Kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus)
____ (Ceyx argentatus flumenicolus)
____ (Ceyx argentatus argentatus)
Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) by Ian
____ (Ceyx azureus affinis)
____ (Ceyx azureus lessonii)
____ (Ceyx azureus ochrogaster)
____ (Ceyx azureus ruficollaris)
____ (Ceyx azureus azureus)
____ (Ceyx azureus diemenensis)
Bismarck Kingfisher (Ceyx websteri)
Little Kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus)
____ (Ceyx pusillus halmaherae)
____ (Ceyx pusillus laetior)
____ (Ceyx pusillus pusillus)
____ (Ceyx pusillus ramsayi)
____ (Ceyx pusillus halli)
____ (Ceyx pusillus masauji)
____ (Ceyx pusillus bougainvillei)
____ (Ceyx pusillus richardsi)
____ (Ceyx pusillus aolae)
Chloroceryle
American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
____ (Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera)
____ (Chloroceryle aenea aenea)
Green-and-rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda)
Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)
____ (Chloroceryle americana hachisukai)
____ (Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis)
____ (Chloroceryle americana americana)
____ (Chloroceryle americana mathewsii)
____ (Chloroceryle americana cabanisii)
Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) by Ian
Megaceryle
Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) by Nikhil
____ (Megaceryle lugubris continentalis)
____ (Megaceryle lugubris guttulata)
____ (Megaceryle lugubris pallida)
____ (Megaceryle lugubris lugubris)
Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
____ (Megaceryle maxima maxima)
____ (Megaceryle maxima gigantea)
Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) by Ian
____ (Megaceryle torquata stictipennis)
____ (Megaceryle torquata torquata)
____ (Megaceryle torquata stellata)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) by Dan – Article
Ceryle
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) by Nikhil – Article
____ (Ceryle rudis syriacus)
____ (Ceryle rudis rudis)
____ (Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus)
____ (Ceryle rudis travancoreensis)
____ (Ceryle rudis insignis)
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Nikhil Devasar’s Gallery-II
Peter Ericsson’s Gallery
Philip Kwong’s Galleries
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