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User Albums Favorites www.BirdPhotos.com Check List -- Regions=Worldwide (117 species) Again? IUCN and region codes at bottom of page. Species Family Scientific name Breeding Regions Breeding Subregions Nonbreeding Subregions - CORACIIFORMES   African Dwarf Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Ispidina lecontei  AF Sierra Leone to Ghana; s Nigeria to w South Sudan, Uganda and c DR Congo; c Angola  African Pygmy Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ispidina picta  AF widespread  Amazon Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Chloroceryle amazona  MA, SA c Mexico to c Argentina  American Pygmy Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Chloroceryle aenea  MA, SA s Mexico to n Argentina  Azure Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx azureus  AU n, s Moluccas, e Lesser Sundas, New Guinea and satellites, and n, e Australia  Banded Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Lacedo pulchella  OR se Asia and Greater Sundas  Beach Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus saurophagus  AU Moluccas to Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.  Belted Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Megaceryle alcyon  NA widespread MA, n SA  Biak Paradise Kingfisher (NT)  i U    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera riedelii  AU Biak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)  Bismarck Kingfisher (VU)  i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx websteri  AU Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, Lihir (n of c New Ireland), Umboi (w of New Britain) and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.)  Black-capped Kingfisher (VU)  i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon pileata  OR India through Myanmar and China to Korean Pen. to India, se Asia, Greater Sundas and Sulawesi region  Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera nigriceps  AU New Britain group (se Bismarck Arch.)  Blue-and-white Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus diops  AU Morotai to Obi (n Moluccas)  Blue-black Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus nigrocyaneus  AU New Guinea and nw satellites  Blue-breasted Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon malimbica  AF c, w  Blue-eared Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Alcedo meninting  OR, AU widespread  Blue-winged Kookaburra i    Alcedinidae    Dacelo leachii  AU s New Guinea and nw to ne Australia  Blyth's Kingfisher (NT)  i U    Alcedinidae    Alcedo hercules  OR e Nepal to c Vietnam  Brown-breasted Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon gularis  OR Philippines (except Palawan group and Sulu Arch.)  Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera danae  AU se New Guinea  Brown-hooded Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon albiventris  AF e, se, wc  Brown-winged Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Pelargopsis amauroptera  OR e India to w Thailand coasts  Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera sylvia  AU nc, sc, se New Guinea and ne Australia to New Guinea  Buru Dwarf Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx cajeli  AU Buru (wc Moluccas)  Cerulean Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Alcedo coerulescens  OR, AU s Sumatra, Java and Bali, Kangean Is. (n of Bali) and Lombok to Flores (w, c Lesser Sundas)  Chattering Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus tutus  PO c Society and e Cook is. (e Polynesia)  Chocolate-backed Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Halcyon badia  AF Sierra Leone to Ghana, s Nigeria to w South Sudan, Uganda and c DR Congo  Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus australasia  AU Lesser Sundas and Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas)  Collared Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus chloris  OR, AU widespread from South Asia through Malaysia to Lesser Sundas; also ne AF and Arabian Pen.  Common Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Alcedo atthis  PAL, OR, AU widespread, also n AF, e New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.  Common Paradise Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera galatea  AU Moluccas and New Guinea  Crested Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Megaceryle lugubris  OR, PAL ne Afghanistan to c Vietnam and Japan  Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx margarethae  OR West Visayas, Camaguin Sur, s Mindanao and Sulu Arch. (wc, s, sw Philippines)  Flat-billed Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus recurvirostris  PO Savaii, Upolu and satellites (w Samoa, c Polynesia)  Forest Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus macleayii  AU se New Guinea and nc, e Australia to se Moluccas and s New Guinea  Giant Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Megaceryle maxima  AF widespread  Great-billed Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Pelargopsis melanorhyncha  AU Sulawesi  Green Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Chloroceryle americana  NA, MA, SA sw USA to n Argentina  Green-and-rufous Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Chloroceryle inda  MA, SA Nicaragua to n Bolivia and se Brazil; also w Colombia and nw Ecuador  Green-backed Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Actenoides monachus  AU Sulawesi  Grey-headed Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon leucocephala  AF widespread  Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx nigromaxilla  AU Guadalcanal and Malaita (sc Solomon Is.)  Guam Kingfisher (EW)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus cinnamominus  PO Guam (s Mariana Is., extinct in the wild)  Half-collared Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Alcedo semitorquata  AF Ethiopia, Angola to Tanzania, s to Mozambique and s South Africa  Hombron's Kingfisher (VU)  i    Alcedinidae    Actenoides hombroni  OR montane Mindanao (Philippines)  Hook-billed Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Melidora macrorrhina  AU New Guinea  Indigo-banded Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Ceyx cyanopectus  OR Luzon group, Mindoro and West Visayas (Philippines)  Islet Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus colonus  AU Egum, Alcester, Bonvouloir and Louisiade Arch. (e of se New Guinea)  Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher (CR)  i    Alcedinidae    Alcedo euryzona  OR Java  Javan Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon cyanoventris  OR Java and Bali  Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera ellioti  AU Kofiau (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)  Laughing Kookaburra i    Alcedinidae    Dacelo novaeguineae  AU sw, e Australia  Lazuli Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus lazuli  AU Seram, Ambon and Haruku (s of sw Seram; ec Moluccas)  Little Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx pusillus  AU Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, n Australia, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.  Little Paradise Kingfisher (DD)  i    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera hydrocharis  AU Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and sc New Guinea  Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Corythornis madagascariensis  AF Madagascar (except c, far s)  Makira Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx gentianus  AU Makira (=San Cristóbal; se Solomon Is.)  Malachite Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Corythornis cristatus  AF widespread  Malagasy Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Corythornis vintsioides  AF c, se Comoros and Madagascar  Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Alcedo peninsulae  OR s Myanmar, Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo  Mangareva Kingfisher (CR)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus gambieri  PO Mangareva (=Gambier, se Tuamotu Arch., e Polynesia)  Mangrove Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon senegaloides  AF e, se coasts  Manus Dwarf Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx dispar  AU Manus (Admiralty Is., nc Bismarck Arch.)  Mariana Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus albicilla  PO Northern Mariana Is. (w Micronesia)  Marquesan Kingfisher (CR)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus godeffroyi  PO Tahuata (and formerly Nuku Hiva, Ua Huku and Hiva Oa; Marquesas Is., ne Polynesia)  Melanesian Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus tristrami  AU Bismarck Arch. and nw, c Solomon Is.  Mewing Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus ruficollaris  PO Mangaia (se Cook Is.)  Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx lepidus  AU Moluccas (except Buru)  Mountain Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Syma megarhyncha  AU montane wc to ne (Huon Pen.) and se New Guinea  Moustached Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Actenoides bougainvillei  AU montane Bougainville and Guadalcanal (n, sc Solomon Is.)  New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx sacerdotis  AU Umboi (w of New Britain), New Britain, Lolobau and Watom (n of e New Britain; se Bismarck Arch.)  New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx collectoris  AU Vella Lavella to Nggatokae (=Gatukai; New Georgia group, wc Solomon Is.)  New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx mulcatus  AU Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, Dyaul (=Djaul; s of w New Ireland) and Tabar and Lihir Is. (n of c New Ireland; ne Bismarck Arch.)  Niau Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus gertrudae  PO Niau (w Tuamotu Arch., e Polynesia)  North Solomons Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx meeki  AU Buka, Bougainville, Choiseul and Isabel (n, c Solomon Is.)  Northern Silvery Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx flumenicola  OR Bohol, Leyte and Samar (ec Philippines)  Numfor Paradise Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera carolinae  AU Numfor (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)  Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx erithaca  OR widespread  Pacific Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus sacer  AU, PO sw Pacific  Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Ceyx solitarius  AU Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), Biak and Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), New Guinea, Karkar (n of ne New Guinea) and D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)  Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher (VU)  i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx melanurus  OR Philippines (except West Visayas, Palawan group and Sulu Arch.)  Pied Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceryle rudis  AF, OR widespread, also Middle East  Pohnpei Kingfisher (VU)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus reichenbachii  PO Pohnpei (=Ponape, e Caroline Is., c Micronesia)  Red-backed Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus pyrrhopygius  AU Australia (except s, Tasmania) s populations move n  Red-breasted Paradise Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Tanysiptera nympha  AU Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea) and disjunctly in ne (Adelbert Range, Huon Pen. and Huon Gulf) New Guinea  Ringed Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Megaceryle torquata  NA, MA, SA sw USA to Tierra del Fuego  Ruddy Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon coromanda  OR, AU widespread, also e Asia  Rufous-bellied Kookaburra i    Alcedinidae    Dacelo gaudichaud  AU Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), Meos Num and Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), New Guinea, Sariba (=Rogeia) and Heath (e of se New Guinea)  Rufous-collared Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Actenoides concretus  OR Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo  Rusty-capped Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus pelewensis  PO Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)  Sacred Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus sanctus  OR, AU Australia, New Caledonia including Loyalty Is., Lord Howe, Norfolk I., New Zealand and e Solomon Is. to Indonesian Arch., New Guinea region, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.  Sangihe Dwarf Kingfisher (CR)  i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx sangirensis  AU Sangihe (n of Sulawesi); possibly extinct  Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Cittura sanghirensis  AU Sangihe and Siau (n of Sulawesi)  Scaly-breasted Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Actenoides princeps  AU Sulawesi  Shining-blue Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Alcedo quadribrachys  AF c, w  Shovel-billed Kookaburra i    Alcedinidae    Dacelo rex  AU New Guinea (except Trans-Fly, sc New Guinea)  Society Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus veneratus  PO Moorea and Tahiti (se Society Is., e Polynesia)  Sombre Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus funebris  AU Halmahera (n Moluccas)  Southern Silvery Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx argentatus  OR Mindanao, Basilan, Dinagat and Siargao (s Philippines)  Spangled Kookaburra i    Alcedinidae    Dacelo tyro  AU Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and sc New Guinea  Spotted Wood Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Actenoides lindsayi  OR Luzon group and West Visayas (n, wc Philippines)  Stork-billed Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Pelargopsis capensis  OR widespread  Striped Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon chelicuti  AF widespread  Sula Dwarf Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx wallacii  AU Sula Is. (e of Sulawesi)  Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Ceyx fallax  AU Sulawesi and Lembeh (e of ne Sulawesi)  Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Cittura cyanotis  AU Sulawesi and Lembeh (e of ne Sulawesi)  Talaud Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus enigma  AU Talaud Is. (ne of Sulawesi)  Torresian Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus sordidus  AU coastal s New Guinea and coastal w, n, e Australia  Ultramarine Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus leucopygius  AU Buka to Florida Is. and Guadalcanal (n to c Solomon Is.)  Vanuatu Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus farquhari  AU Santo to Malekula (Vanuatu)  White-bellied Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Corythornis leucogaster  AF c, w  White-mantled Kingfisher (NT)  i    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus albonotatus  AU New Britain (se Bismarck Arch.)  White-rumped Kingfisher i U    Alcedinidae    Caridonax fulgidus  AU Lombok to Flores, Besar (n of e Flores) and Adonara (e of Flores; w, c Lesser Sundas)  White-throated Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon smyrnensis  OR widespread, also Middle East  Winchell's Kingfisher (VU)  i U    Alcedinidae    Todiramphus winchelli  OR Philippines (except Luzon group, Mindoro, and Palawan group)  Woodland Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Halcyon senegalensis  AF widespread  Yellow-billed Kingfisher i    Alcedinidae    Syma torotoro  AU New Guinea and satellites and ne Australia 49%   58 species of 117 (0 extinct).   IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated LC not shown.   Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu) PAL Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide