Maps of the birds of the Western Palearctic Region

Kingfishers

CORACIIFORMES

Alcedinidae

Halcyon smyrnensis
Open country, fields, plains, towns, forest, less frequently lakes, streams and seacoasts. Lowlands to 1800 m from ne Egypt, Near East, s Turkey, Arabia, Iraq and s Iran e through Afghanistan and Pakistan to India, Burma and s China, and s to Sri Lanka, Andaman Is., Malaya, se Asia, Sumatra and Philippines.
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Halcyon Gr.halkuon, mitico uccello che nidifica in mare
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smyrnensis, citta turca di Izmir o Smyrna
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Halcyon leucocephala
Streams, marshes. From sw Mauritania and Senegambia e through s Mali, s Niger, s Chad and s Sudan to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and s Arabia, and s to c Namibia, n Botswana, Zimbabwe, s Mozambique and n S. Africa. Recorded in all subSaharan African countries except Equatorial Guinea.
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leucocephala Gr. leukokephalos (testa bianca)

Alcedo atthis
Streams, rivers, marshes, lakes, mangroves, tidal estuaries, seacoasts, forest. From British Isles, s Sweden and s Finland e across c,s Russia and s Siberia, Kuril Is., Japan and Ryukyu Is., and s to nw Africa, Mediterranean region to Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar is., Malaya, Hainan and Taiwan; Indonesia and New Guinea region from Sulawesi and Bali e through Lesser Sundas, Moluccas, w Papuan is. and New Guinea to Admiralty Is., Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
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- Alcedo L. alcedo [Gr. alkuon] (martin pescatore)
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- atthis un bel giovane di Lesbo, favorito della poetessa Saffo

Ceryle rudis
Streams, lakes, marshes, roadside ditches, reservoirs. From Senegambia e across s Mali, s Niger, s Chad, s Sudan and the Nile Valley to n Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, and s in all countries (except Djibouti) to s S. Africa. Lowlands to 1800 m from s Turkey and Near East e through s Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Burma to s,se China, Hainan I., and s to Thailand and Indochina.
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-        Ceryle Gr. kerulos, uccello menzionato da Aristotele e altri
          autori, mai identificato. Probabile uccello mitico e per questo
          associato all' alcyone.
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          rudis L.rudis (spada), riferito al becco dell'uccello, lungo
          e appuntito .
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Megaceryle alcyon
or
Ceryle alcyon
Lakes, streams, wooded creeks, rivers, seacoasts, mangroves.
From w,c Alaska, c Yukon, British Columbia, w,sc Mackenzie, and n Saskatchewan e across s Canada to ec Labrador and Newfoundland, and s to s Calif., s Arizona, s New Mexico, s Texas, Gulf coast and c Florida.
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