Alcedo

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Cladus: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Cladus: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crocopoda
Cladus: Archosauriformes
Cladus: Eucrocopoda
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Subclassis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Coraciiformes
Familia: Alcedinidae
Subfamilia: Alcedininae
Genus: Alcedo
Species: A. argentata - A. atthis - A. azurea - A. coerulescens - A. cristata - A. cyanopecta - A. euryzona - A. hercules - A. leucogaster - A. meninting - A. pusilla - A. quadribrachys - A. semitorquata - A. vintsioides - A. websteri

Name

Alcedo Linnaeus, 1758

Reference

Systema Naturae ed.10 p.115

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Alcedo is a genus of birds in the Alcedinidae family.

It contains the following species:

* Blyth's Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
* Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
* Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)
* Shining Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)
* Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
* Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea)
* Bismarck Kingfisher (Alcedo websteri)
* Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona)
* Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo cyanopectus)
* Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata)
* Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
* Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides)
* São Tomé Kingfisher (Alcedo thomensis)
* Príncipe Kingfisher (Alcedo nais)
* White-bellied Kingfisher (Alcedo leucogaster)
* Cerulean Kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)
* Little Kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla)