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 Afghanistan.
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Afghanistan
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