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 8 species which occur in the Solomon Islands.
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Little Kingfisher Alcedo pusilla
- Variable Kingfisher Ceyx lepidus
- Ultramarine Kingfisher Todirhamphus leucopygius (E)
- Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris
- Beach Kingfisher Todirhamphus saurophaga
- Sacred Kingfisher Todirhamphus sanctus
- Moustached Kingfisher Actenoides bougainvillei (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Solomon Islands
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