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  Kingfisher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kingfishers are birds of the three closely related families Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water or belted kingfishers).
The tree kingfishers have been previously given the familial name Dacelonidae but Halcyonidae has priority.
The Laughing Kookaburra, at 45 cm the world's largest kingfisher, is a woodland bird, while the European Kingfisher Alcedo atthis is always found near fresh water.
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 Kookaburra Bird: Pets and Animal Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Halcyonidae Genus: Dacelo Species D. leachii D. novaeguineae The Kookaburras are very large terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea.
Kingfisher Halcyonidae Lacedo pulchella Banded Kingfisher Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo leachii Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo tyro '' Spangled Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Clytoceyx rex Shovel-billed Kookaburra Cittura cyanotis...
Coraciiformes Suborder: Alcedines Families Alcedinidae Halcyonidae Cerylidae Kingfishers are birds of the three closely related families Alcedinidae (river...
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 Kingfisher Spa -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cerylidae Kingfishers are birds of the three closely related families Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water or belted kingfishers).
The Kingfisher sometimes hovers over the water, with body held almost vertical, the tail and head bent slightly forward
''Todirhamphus'' The tree kingfishers or wood kingfishers, family Halcyonidae, are the most numerous of the three families of birds in the kingfisher group.
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