Water Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Alcedinidae
Water kingfishers are medium sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus
- Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
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