Kingfishers - Alcedinidae

Bird family - The kingfishers (Alcedinidae) comprise three monophyletic clades (Alcedininae, Cerylinae, and Daceloninae) (Moyle 2006); some taxonomists elevate them to family status (Sibley & Monroe 1990; Christidis & Boles 2008).

Alcedinidae