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Halcyon
Taxonomy
Halcyon was named by Swainson (1821). It is extant. It is the type genus of Halcyoninae.
It was assigned to Halcyoninae by Meijer et al. (2013); and to Alcedinidae by Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Halcyoninae by Meijer et al. (2013); and to Alcedinidae by Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1821 | Halcyon Swainson |
| 2013 | Halcyon Meijer et al. p. 888 |
| 2017 | Halcyon Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Halcyon Swainson 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875 | |||||