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Alcedinidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Coraciiformes
family
Alcedinidae

Name

Synonyms
Cerylidae
Dacelonidae
Homonyms
Alcedinidae
Common names
Isfugle in Danish
Kingfisher in English
Kingfisher in English
Kingfishers in English
Kingfishers in English
Kingfishers in English
Kingfishers in English
Kingfishers in English
ijsvogels in Dutch
kingfisher in English
kingfishers in English
kingfishers in language.
kungsfiskare in Swedish
Kingfishers in English
ijsvogels in Dutch
isfuglfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
isfuglfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
kingfishers in English
kungsfiskare in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
  3. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  4. Parker 82, PaleoDB
  5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  6. web search (AJR)
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