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Halcyones

(Suborder)

Overview

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Taxonomy

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The Suborder Halcyones is a member of the Order Coraciiformes. Here is the complete "parentage" of Halcyones:

The Suborder Halcyones is further organized into finer groupings including:

Families

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Alcedinidae

The river kingfishers or Alcedinidae, are one of the three families of bird in the kingfisher group. The Alcedinidae once included all kingfishers, before the widespread recognition of Halcyonidae (tree-kingfishers) and Cerylidae (water-kingfishers). The family is widespread through Africa, through east and south Asia as far as Australia, with one species, the Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also appearing in Europe and northern Asia. The origin of the family is thought to have been in Asia. [more]

Momotidae

The motmots or Momotidae are a family of birds in the near passerine order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. All extant motmots are restricted to woodland or forest in the Neotropics, and the largest diversity is in Middle America. They have a colorful plumage and a relatively heavy bill. All except the Tody Motmot have relatively long tails that in some species has a distinctive racket-like tip. [more]

Todidae

The todies are a family, Todidae, of Caribbean birds in the order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. The family has one genus, Todus. These are small near passerine species of forests of the Greater Antilles: Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Cuba with adjacent islands have one species each, and Hispaniola has two, the Broad-billed Tody in the lowlands (including Gon?ve Island) and the Narrow-billed Tody in the highlands. [more]

At least 15 species and subspecies belong to the Family Todidae.

More info about the Family Todidae may be found here.

Sources

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 20:01:23