Alcedinidae - Kingfishers		Classification  Kingdom: Animalia  Phylum: Chordata  Class: Aves  Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

There are around 120 species of kingfishers found all around the world, except for the polar regions. Most species of kingfisher are found in Australia, Asia, and Africa in wooded tropical areas near water. Six species are found in the New World.

Kingfishers are omnivores, but insects make up a large part of their diet. Some species also eat fish. Most species perch near the water when they are hunting for food. With the exception of one species, kingfishers are diurnal (active in the day). The one nocturnal species is the hook-billed kingfisher.

Kingfishers are small to medium-sized birds. They have big, squarish heads; short necks; short legs; and long, thick bills. They have small four-toed feet that are syndactyl. That means the three front toes are joined together for at least part of their length. The bills of kingfishers are usually black, orange, red, or yellow. Many species are brightly colored and have distinctive markings.

Many species of kingfisher mate for life, and male/female pairs live alone. All kingfisher species are very territorial. Both the male and the female incubate eggs and care for the young.

There are three species of kingfisher found in the United States - the belted kingfisher, the green kingfisher, and the ringed kingfisher. The belted kingfisher is found across most of the U.S. It is also found in Canada and Mexico. The green kingfisher and the ringed kingfisher are found from southern Texas south to Argentina.

The laughing kookaburra of Australia is the largest species of kingfisher. It is about 16 inches in length and has a distinctive cackling, laughing call. It has brownish wings and face and a white belly. Laughing kookaburras live in woodland areas.

There are three other species of kookaburras. The blue-winged kookaburra is found in Australia and New Guinea. It is a little smaller than the laughing kookaburra and is brown with blue-edged wings. The rufous-bellied kookaburra is found in the rainforests of New Guinea. It has a white bill, a reddish belly and tail, and bluish wings. The spangled kookaburra is found on the Aru Islands and New Guinea. It has a white chest and belly, bright blue wings and tail, and a black head with white spots.

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World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in Wild Extinct Not Enough Data
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist.

U.S. Status Key Threatened in US Endangered in US Introduced Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife. Click on U.S. status icon to go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife species profile.

New Hampshire Status Key Threatened in NH Endangered in NH Breeds in NH (birds) Status taken from NH Fish and Game

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New Hampshire Species		North/Central American Species
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon		American Pygmy Kingfisher - Chloroceryle aenea Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana Green-and-rufous Kingfisher - Chloroceryle inda Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata

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African Dwarf-kingfisher - Ispidina lecontei
The African dwarf- kingfisher is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

African Pygmy-kingfisher - Ispidina picta
The African Pygmy-kingfisher is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Amazon Kingfisher - Chloroceryle amazona
The Amazon kingfisher is found in Argentina, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

American Pygmy Kingfisher - Chloroceryle aenea
The American pygmy kingfisher is found from Mexico south into South America.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

American Pygmy Kingfisher - Chloroceryle aenea
The American pygmy kingfisher is found near forest streams and the swampy edges of lakes. It dive into the water to capture small fish and tadpoles.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Azure Kingfisher - Ceyx azureus
The azure kingfisher is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Banded Kingfisher - Lacedo pulchella
The banded kingfisher is found in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Black-headed Kingfisher - Actenoides capucinus
The black-headed kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
The belted kingfisher is the only kingfisher found in New Hampshire.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
Male and female belted kingfishers have a band of slate-blue across their breasts.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
The female belted kingfisher has a band of rusty-red across its breast and on its sides.
Source: Audubon Guide to North American Birds Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School

Biak Paradise-kingfisher - Tanysiptera riedelii
The Biak Paradise-kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Bismarck Kingfisher - Ceyx websteri
The Bismarck kingfisher is found in Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Bismarck Kingfisher - Ceyx websteri
The Bismarck kingfisher is found near small slow-flowing rivers in lowland forests.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Black-backed Kingfisher - Ceyx erithaca
The black-backed -kingfisher is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Black-billed Kingfisher - Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
The black-billed kingfisher is found in Indonesia. It is also knonw as the great-billed kingfisher.
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Blue-and-white Kingfisher - Todiramphus diops
The blue and white kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
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Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher - Alcedo euryzona
The Javan blue-banded kingfisher is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher - Alcedo euryzona
The Javan blue-banded kingfisher is threatened by loss of its lowland forest habitat.
Source: EDGE Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Black-capped Kingfisher - Halcyon pileata
The black-capped kingfisher is found in Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, North and South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-black Kingfisher - Todiramphus nigrocyaneus
The blue-black kingfisher is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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Blue-breasted Kingfisher - Halcyon malimbica
The blue-breasted kingfisher is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-capped Kingfisher - Actenoides hombroni
The blue-capped kingfisher is found on the island of Mindanao, in the south-west Philippines.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-capped Kingfisher - Actenoides hombroni
The blue-capped kingfisher population is threatened by deforestation.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Blue-eared Kingfisher - Alcedo meninting
The blue-eared kingfisher is found in Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-winged Kookaburra - Dacelo leachii
The blue-winged kookaburra is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Source: Birds in Backyards Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-winged Kookaburra - Dacelo leachii
The blue-winged kookaburra is found in a variety of woodland habitats including parks and gardens and is often seen perched on powerlines. 
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-winged Kookaburra - Dacelo leachii
The blue-winged kookaburra can be found in family groups with as many as 12 members. 
Source: Australian Museum Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-winged Kookaburra - Dacelo leachii
The blue-winged kookaburra preys on snakes.
Source: Australia Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blyth's Kingfisher - Alcedo hercules
Blyth's kingfisher is found in Bangladesh, India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam. It is found along streams in evergreen forests.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blyth's Kingfisher - Alcedo hercules
Blyth's kingfisher is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.
Source: Birdlife Inernational Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher - Tanysiptera danae
The brown-headed paradise kingfisher is found in Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Brown-hooded Kingfisher - Halcyon albiventris
The brown-hooded kingfisher is found in Botswana, Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Brown-winged Kingfisher - Pelargopsis amauroptera
The brown-winged kingfisher is found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Brown-winged Kingfisher - Pelargopsis amauroptera
The brown-winged kingfisher is found near coasts and is especially fond of old-growth mangrove forests.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher -Tanysiptera sylvia
The buff-breasted paradise kingfisher is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher - Halcyon badia
The chocolate-backed kingfisher is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher - Todiramphus australasia
The cinnamon-banded kingfisher is found in Indonesia and East Timor.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher - Todiramphus australasia
The cinnamon-banded kingfisher is also known as the cinnamon king.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Collared Kingfisher - Todiramphus chloris
The collared kingfisher has a wide range that extends from the Red Sea across southern Asia and Australasia to Polynesia.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
The common kingfisher is blue on its upperside and orange on its breast, belly, and underside.
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Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
The common kingfisher is an iridescent blue on its wings, back, and head. Its underbelly is chestnut and it has a white throat and red feet.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
The common kingfisher is found in a variety of fresh water habitats, including lakes, ponds, canals, rivers, and streams.
Source: NaturePhoto Intended Audience: General Reading Level:Middle School

Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
The common kingfisher dives into the water to catch fish.
Source: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Common Paradise-kingfisher - Tanysiptera galatea
The common paradise kingfisher is found in Indonesia, Palau, and Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Crested Kingfisher - Megaceryle lugubris
The crested kingfisher is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Forest Kingfisher - Todiramphus macleayii
The forest kingfisher is found in Samoa.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Guadalcanal Moustached Kingfisher - Actenoides excelsus
The Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher is found on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Giant Kingfisher - Megaceryle maxima
The giant kingfisher is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Gray-headed Kingfisher - Halcyon leucocephala
The gray-headed kingfisher is found in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen. The gray-headed kingfisher eats insects, small mammals, amphibians and reptiles, but no fish.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana
The green kingfisher is found from southern Texas to South America.
Source: All About Birds Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana
The green kingfishe has a very long bill.
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Green-and-rufous Kingfisher - Chloroceryle inda
The green-and-rufous kingfisher is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-headed Kingfisher - Actenoides monachus
The blue-headed kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Blue-headed Kingfisher - Actenoides monachus
The blue-headed kingfisher has a blue head, a green back and chestnut breast and belly. It is also known as the green-backed kingfisher.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Guam Micronesian Kingfisher - Todiramphus cinnamominus
The Guam Micronesian kingfisher was adeclared extinct in the wild in 1986 because of predation by the introduced brown tree snake. (Boiga irregularis.)
Source: Smithsonian National Zoo Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Half-collared Kingfisher - Alcedo semitorquata
The half-collared kingfisher is found in Botswana, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Hook-billed Kingfisher - Melidora macrorrhina
The hook-billed kingfisher is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher - Alcedo cyanopectus
The indigo-banded kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
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Javan Kingfisher - Halcyon cyanoventris
The Javan kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher - Tanysiptera ellioti
The Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher is found on the island of Kofiau in the West Papuan islands of Indonesia.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher - Tanysiptera ellioti
The Kofiau paradise-kingfisher is losing habitat to slash-and-burn agriculture and logging.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
The laughing kookaburra is the largest member of the kingfisher family.
Source: San Diego Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School

Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
The laughing kookaburra is around 18 inches in length.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
The laughing kookaburra is native to eastern Australia, but it has been introduced to south-western Australia.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
The laughing kookaburra gets its name from its laughter-like call.
Source: NPR Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
The laughing kookaburra lives in small family groups.
Source: National Geographic Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
According to an Aboriginal legend, the kookaburra's laughter in the morning is a signal for the sky people to light the great fire that illuminates and warms the earth by day.
Source: Australia Zoo Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School

Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
The laughing kookaburra crushes small prey with its bill. With larger prey, like snakes and lizards, it may whack the prey again and again against a tree branch.
Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School

Lazuli Kingfisher - Todiramphus lazuli
The Lazuli kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Sulawesi Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher - Cittura cyanotis
The Sulawesi lilac-cheeked kingfisher is found in Indonesia in lowland rainforests.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Little Kingfisher - Ceyx pusillus
The little kingfisher is found in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Little Paradise-kingfisher - Tanysiptera hydrocharis
The little paradise-kingfisher is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Madagascar Kingfisher - Alcedo vintsioides
The Madagascar kingfisher is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte. It is also known as the Malagasy kingfisher.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher - Corythornis  madagascariensis
The tiny Madagascar pygmy-kingfisher is brownish-orange on its head, back, and wings and a creamy white on its throat and undersides. It is found in deciduous forests in Madagascar.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Malachite Kingfisher - Corythornis cristatus
The malachite kingfisher is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Malachite Kingfisher - Corythornis cristatus
The malachite kingfisher prey on fish, prawns, crabs, insect larvae, and frogs.
Source: Monga Bay Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary

Mangaia Kingfisher - Todiramphus ruficollaris
The Mangaia kingfisher is only found on Mangaia Island, the most southerly island in the Cook Islands. Locally, the Mangaia kingfisher is known as the Tanga‘eo.
Source: Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Mangaia Kingfisher - Todiramphus ruficollaris
The Mangaia kingfisher nests in coconut tree-cavities.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Mangrove Kingfisher - Halcyon senegaloides
The mangrove kingfisher is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, and Tanzania.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Marquesan Kingfisher - Todiramphus godeffroyi
The Marquesan kingfisher is only found only on a single island in the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Marquesan Kingfisher - Todiramphus godeffroyi
The Marquesan kingfisher is threatened by habitat deterioration and predation.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Mountain Kingfisher - Syma megarhyncha
The mountain kingfisher is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher - Actenoides bougainvillei
The Bougainville moustached kingfisher is found in Papua New Guinea.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

New Britain Kingfisher - Todiramphus albonotatus
The New Britain kingfisher is found in Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Southern Indigo-banded Kingfisher - Ceyx nigrirostris
The southern indigo banded kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Southern Indigo-banded Kingfisher - Ceyx nigrirostris
The southern indigo banded kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Northern Silvery Kingfisher - Ceyx flumenicola
The northern silvery kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Northern Silvery Kingfisher - Ceyx flumenicola
The northern silvery kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Palau Kingfisher - Todiramphus pelewensis
The Palau kingfisher is found in Palau.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Plain-backed Kingfisher - Actenoides regalis
The plain-backed kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Pohnpei Kingfisher - Todiramphus reichenbachii  
The Pohnpei kingfisher is found on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Pohnpei Kingfisher - Todiramphus reichenbachii  
The Pohnpei kingfisher is found in subtropical and tropical lowland forests.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Southern Silvery Kingfisher - Ceyx argentatus
The southern silvery kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Southern Silvery Kingfisher - Ceyx argentatus
The southern silvery kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Numfor Paradise-kingfisher - Tanysiptera carolinae
The Numfor paradise-kingfisher is found on the islandof Numfor in Indonesia.
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North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher - Ceyx melanurus
The North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher is 4-5 inches in length.
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North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher - Ceyx melanurus
The North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher is found in the islands of the Philippines.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

South Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher - Ceyx mindanensis 
The South Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher is found in the islands of the Philippines.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis
The pied kingfisher is the only kingfisher with all black and white plumage.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis
The pied kingfisher swallows the fish it catches while it is in flight.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Red-backed Kingfisher - Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
The red-backed kingfisher is found in Australia.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata
The ringed kingfisher is found in extreme southern Texas. It is also found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Source: Audubon Guide to North American Birds Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata
The ringed kingfisher searches for fih from a perch over shallow waer.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Ruddy Kingfisher - Halcyon coromanda
The ruddy kingfisher is found in Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North and South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Rufous-bellied Kookaburra - Dacelo gaudichaud
The rufous-bellied Kookaburra lives in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Rufous-collared Kingfisher - Actenoides concretus
The rufous-collared kingfisher is found is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School

Rufous-collared Kingfisher - Actenoides concretus
The rufous-collared kingfisher lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests or montanes.
Source: BirdLife International Audience: General Reading Level: High School

Rufous-lored Kingfisher- Todiramphus winchelli
The rufous-lored kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
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Rufous-lored Kingfisher- Todiramphus winchelli
The rufous-lored kingfisher population is threatened by deforestation.
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Sacred Kingfisher - Todiramphus sanctus
The sacred kingfisher is found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Wallis and Futuna.
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Sacred Kingfisher - Todiramphus sanctus
The sacred kingfisher looks for prey from a perch and then swoops down and snatches it up from the ground or water.
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Sacred Kingfisher - Todiramphus sanctus
The sacred kingfisher is solitary.
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Scaly-breasted Kingfisher - Actenoides princeps
The scaly-breasted kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
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Shovel-billed Kookaburra - Clytoceyx rex
The shovel-billed kookaburra is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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Shining Blue Kingfisher - Alcedo quadribrachys
The shining blue kingfisher is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
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Cerulean Kingfisher - Alcedo coerulescens
The cerulean kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
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Sombre Kingfisher - Todiramphus funebris
The Sombre kingfisher is only found on the island of Halmahera in Indonesia.
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Stork-billed Kingfisher - Pelargopsis capensis
The stork-billed kingfisher is found in Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
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Striped Kingfisher - Halcyon chelicuti
The striped kingfisher is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Spotted Kingfisher - Actenoides lindsayi
The spotted kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
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Sulawesi Kingfisher - Ceyx fallax
The Sulawesi Dwarf-kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
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Tuamotu Kingfisher - Todiramphus gambieri
The Tuamotu kingfisher is only found on the island of Niau in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. There are only around 125 Tuamotu kingfishers in the wild.
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Ultramarine Kingfisher - Todiramphus leucopygius
The Ultramarine kingfisher is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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Vanuatu Kingfisher - Todiramphus farquhari
The Vanuatu kingfisher is found in Vanuatu.
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Molluccan Dwarf- Kingfisher - Ceyx lepidus
The Moluccan dwarf-kingfisher is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands. It is also known as the Seram dwarf-kingfisher.
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White-bellied Kingfisher - Corythornis leucogaster
The white-bellied kingfisher is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo,The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sao Tomé and Principe, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
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White-rumped Kingfisher - Caridonax fulgidus
The white-rumped kingfisher is found in Indonesia.
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White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis
The white-throated kingfisher is found in Asia.
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White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis
The white-throated kingfisher builds its nest in a tunnel in a river bank
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Brown-breasted Kingfisher - Halcyon gularis
The brown-breasted kingfisher is found in the Philippines.
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Woodland Kingfisher - Halcyon senegalensis
The woodland kingfisher is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo,, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Yellow-billed Kingfisher - Syma torotoro
The yellow-billed kingfisher is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
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Tahiti Kingfisher - Todiramphus veneratus
The Tahiti kingfisher is found in French Polynesia.
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