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 16 species which occur in the Philippines.
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Indigo-banded Kingfisher Alcedo cyanopecta (E)
- Silvery Kingfisher Alcedo argentata (E)
- Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus
- Philippine Kingfisher Ceyx melanurus (E)
- Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa
- Variable Kingfisher Ceyx lepidus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
- Rufous-lored Kingfisher Todirhamphus winchelli (E)
- Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris
- Spotted Kingfisher Actenoides lindsayi (E)
- Blue-capped Kingfisher Actenoides hombroni (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Philippines
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