Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are about 93 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in American Samoa.
- Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of American Samoa
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