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Alcedininae or river kingfishers, is a subfamily of kingfishers in the Alcedinidae. The Alcedinidae once included all kingfishers, before the widespread recognition of Halcyoninae (tree kingfishers) and Cerylinae (water kingfishers). The subfamily is widespread through Africa and 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.

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rdfs:label	Alcedininae
rdfs:comment	Alcedininae or river kingfishers, is a subfamily of kingfishers in the Alcedinidae. The Alcedinidae once included all kingfishers, before the widespread recognition of Halcyoninae (tree kingfishers) and Cerylinae (water kingfishers). The subfamily is widespread through Africa and 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.
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Name	Alcedininae
Caption	Common Kingfisher
imagewidth	270(xsd:integer)
Class	Aves
Family	Alcedininae Alcedinidae
Order	Alcedines Coraciiformes
Phylum	Chordata
abstract	Alcedininae or river kingfishers, is a subfamily of kingfishers in the Alcedinidae. The Alcedinidae once included all kingfishers, before the widespread recognition of Halcyoninae (tree kingfishers) and Cerylinae (water kingfishers). The subfamily is widespread through Africa and 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. These are brightly plumaged, compact birds with short tails, large heads, and long bills. They feed on insects or fish, and lay white eggs in a self-excavated burrow. Both adults incubate the eggs and feed the chicks.
is Family of	Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Madagascan Pygmy Kingfisher Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Common Kingfisher Cerulean Kingfisher Blue-banded Kingfisher Bismarck Kingfisher Ruddy Kingfisher Shining-blue Kingfisher Half-collared Kingfisher Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher Corythornis African Dwarf Kingfisher Buru Dwarf Kingfisher New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher Malagasy Kingfisher New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher São Tomé Kingfisher Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher Príncipe Kingfisher Azure Kingfisher Alcedininae Blue-eared Kingfisher Blyth's Kingfisher Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx Sula Dwarf Kingfisher Little Kingfisher New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher White-bellied Kingfisher Northern Silvery Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher African Pygmy Kingfisher Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher Makira Dwarf Kingfisher Manus Dwarf Kingfisher Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher Indigo-banded Kingfisher Malaita Dwarf Kingfisher North Solomons Dwarf Kingfisher Ispidina Alcedo Southern Silvery Kingfisher

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