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).