Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 6 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquatus
- Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona
- Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
- Green-and-rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda
- American Pygmy Kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador
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