Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in South Korea.
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
- Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Korea
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