| Kingfisher | |
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| Azure Kingfisher | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Afroaves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Suborder: | Halcyoni Forbes, 1884 |
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| File:Kingfisher range.png | |
| Global distribution of the kingfishers. | |
Kingfishers and allies, suborder Halcyoni is a grouping of coraciiforms. It contains the todies, motmots and kingfishers. While todies and motmots are restricted to the New World, the kingfishers are found on every continent except Antarctica.
References[]
External links[]
- ARKive - images and movies of the Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Kingfisher videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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