River Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae
The river kingfishers are one of the three families of bird in the kingfisher group.
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
- Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
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