family Alcedinidae

Thesaurus

Noun

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family Alcedinidae - kingfishers Alcedinidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsCoraciiformes, order Coraciiformes - rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todieskingfisher - nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fishAlcedo, genus Alcedo - type genus of the AlcedinidaeCeryle, genus Ceryle - a genus of birds of the family AlcedinidaeDacelo, genus Dacelo - Australasian kingfishersgenus Halcyon, Halcyon - a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World