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Alcedinidae (kingfisher)

Reptilia - Coraciiformes - Alcedinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Alcedinidae Rafinesque
1988Alcedinidae Carroll
2007Alcedinidae Livezey and Zusi p. 94
2014Alcedinidae del Hoyo et al.
2017Alcedinidae Clements et al.
2022Alcedinidae Mayr p. 209

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—Picoclamatores
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderCoraciiformesForbes 1884
familyAlcedinidaeRafinesque 1815
familyAlcedinidaeRafinesque 1815

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.

Fm. Alcedinidae Rafinesque 1815 [kingfisher]
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G. Alcedo Linnaeus 1758
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Alcedo atthis Linnaeus 1758 [common kingfisher]
G. Ceryle Boie 1828
G. Dacelo Leach 1815 [kookaburra]
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Dacelo gaudichaud Quoy and Gaimard 1824 [Rufous-bellied kookaburra]
Dacelo leachii Vigors and Horsfield 1826 [Blue-winged kookaburra]
Dacelo novaeguineae Hermann 1783 [Laughing kookaburra]
Dacelo tyro Gray 1858 [Spangled kookaburra]
Subfm. Halcyoninae Vigors 1825
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G. Halcyon Swainson 1821
G. Melidora Lesson 1830
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Melidora macrorrhina Lesson 1827 [Hook-billed kingfisher]
G. Megaceryle Kaup 1848
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Megaceryle alcyon Linnaeus 1758 [belted kingfisher]
Megaceryle torquata Linnaeus 1766 [ringed kingfisher]
G. Todiramphus Lesson 1827
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Todiramphus chloris Boddaert 1783 [collared kingfisher]
Todiramphus cinnamominus Swainson 1821 [Guam kingfisher]
Todiramphus godeffroyi Finsch 1877 [Marquesas kingfisher]
Todiramphus ruficollaris Holyoak 1974 [mewing kingfisher]
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Invalid names: Halcyon mangaia Holyoak 1975 [objective synonym]
Todiramphus sanctus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [sacred kingfisher]
Todiramphus tutus Gmelin 1788 [chattering kingfisher]
Invalid names: Alcedininae Bonaparte 1831 [empty], Cerylinae Reichenbach 1851 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Comments: see also Lein 1972f
Created: 2009-01-03 16:56:48
Modified: 2009-01-03 20:40:36
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Ceryle torquata (19750)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Halcyon chloris (194699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Halcyon sp. (68064 68068 193376 193418 193419 193420 193421) Halcyoninae indet. (193388 193417) Halcyoninae indet., Halcyon sp. (193387 193390)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Dacelo novaeguineae (136157)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Megaceryle alcyon (20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Megaceryle alcyon (82258 103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Papua New Guinea Alcedo atthis (194694)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Tonga Halcyon chloris (194698 194717)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Ceryle torquata (195047)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Halcyon chloris (194700 194751)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Halcyon tuta (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate) Todiramphus chloris (185434)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Halcyon cinnamomina (208644)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Halcyon sancta (193985) Todiramphus sanctus (193986 193987)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Halcyon godeffroyi (193468 193471 194746) Halcyon tuta (194675)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Halcyon mangaia (194756) Halcyon tuta (97455 193455 193456)