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Alcedinidae Gallery

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

 

Belted Kingfisher

Classification

 Kingdom: Animalia
 Phylum: Chordata
 Class: Aves
 Order: Coraciiformes
 Family: Alcedinidae