This article is about the subfamily "Alcedininae". For "Alcedo atthis" commonly known as "River kingfisher", see Common kingfisher.
River kingfisher
A male common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Subfamily:
Alcedininae Rafinesque, 1815
Genera
Ispidina
Corythornis
Alcedo
Ceyx
Phylogeny of the Alcedininae
Alcedininae
Ispidina
Corythornis
Alcedo
Ceyx
Cladogram based on Andersen et al. (2017)[1]
The river kingfishers or pygmy kingfishers, subfamily Alcedininae, are one of the three subfamilies of kingfishers. The river kingfishers are widespread through Africa and east and south Asia as far as Australia, with one species, the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also appearing in Europe and northern Asia. This group includes many kingfishers that actually dive for fish. The origin of the subfamily is thought to have been in Asia.
These are brightly plumaged, compact birds with short tails, large heads, and long bills. They feed on insects or fish, and lay white eggs in a self-excavated burrow. Both adults incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.
^Andersen, M.J.; McCullough, J.M.; Mauck III, W.M.; Smith, B.T.; Moyle, R.G. (2017). "A phylogeny of kingfishers reveals an Indomalayan origin and elevated rates of diversification on oceanic islands". Journal of Biogeography. 45 (2): 1–13. doi:10.1111/jbi.13139.
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