River, Dwarf, and Pygmy Kingfishers
Alcedininae
The river kingfishers or pygmy kingfishers, subfamily Alcedininae, are one of the three subfamilies of kingfishers. The river kingfishers are widespread through Africa and east and south Asia as far as Australia, with one species, the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also appearing in Europe and northern Asia. This group includes many kingfishers that actually dive for fish. The origin of the subfamily is thought to have been in Asia.
4 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 37 known species
Typical River Kingfishers
genusAlcedo
African River Kingfishers
genusCorythornis
Dwarf Kingfishers and Allies
genusCeyx
African Dwarf and Pygmy Kingfishers
genusIspidina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1542373.