Gallery of Coraciiformes (Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Motmots, and Todies)

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IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884

Order : Coraciiformes (Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Motmots, and Todies)

Family : Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Genus : Alcedo

Common kingfisher, Tennōji Park, February 2026 - 0162
Common kingfisher of Ōizumi Ryokuchi, January 2019 - 8522
Common Kingfisher 2025 09 28 03
Alcedo atthis
(Common Kingfisher)
Alcedo atthis
(Common Kingfisher)
Alcedo atthis
(Common kingfisher)
Alcedo atthis
(Common Kingfisher)
Alcedo atthis
(Common Kingfisher)
Alcedo atthis - Riserve naturali e aree contigue della fascia fluviale del Po
Common kingfisher on a branch opening it's wings
পাতি মাছরাঙ্গা (Alcedo atthis), জাতীয় উদ্ভিদ উদ্যান ঢাকা
Common kingfisher in flight
Common kingfisher in Japan, December 2023 - 4915
04--Martin-Pecheur-20-01-24-Halois-Belgium-Luc viatour
Alcedo atthis
(Common Kingfisher)
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida) female with dragonfly larva
Alcedo azurea
(Azure Kingfisher)

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Genus : Ceryle

Ceryle rudis rudis
(Pied kingfisher)
Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus
(Pied kingfisher)
Pied kingfisher pair
Pied kingfisher pair

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Genus : Ceyx

Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher 0A2A6720

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Genus : Chloroceryle

026 American pygmy kingfisher in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
134 Female Amazon kingfisher in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
024 Male green kingfisher in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Chloroceryle amazona
(Amazon Kingfisher)
Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana americana) male 3

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Genus : Corythornis

Corythornis cristatus cristatus
(Malachite Kingfisher)
Corythornis cristatus cristatus
(Malachite kingfisher)
Corythornis cristatus stuartkeithi
(Malachite kingfisher)
Príncipe malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus nais)
São Tomé malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus thomensis)
Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus galerita).jpg/2

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Genus : Dacelo

Dacelo novaeguineae
(Laughing Kookaburra)
Dacelo novaeguineae
(Laughing Kookaburra)
(Laughing kookaburra)
Dacelo novaeguineae - Vogelpark Steinen 01
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineae) Hobart

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Genus : Halcyon

Halcyon coromanda
(Ruddy Kingfisher)
Halcyon smyrnensis
(White-throated Kingfisher)
044 Grey-headed kingfisher at Queen Elizabeth National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
White breasted kingfisher wings
013 White-throated kingfisher in Keoladeo National Park Photo by Giles Laurent

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Genus : Ispidina

023 African pygmy kingfisher at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent

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Genus : Megaceryle

003 Ringed kingfisher flying with a fish in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Megaceryle torquata
(Ringed Kingfisher)
Megaceryle maxima
(Giant Kingfisher)

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Genus : Tanysiptera

Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher - Julatten

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Genus : Todiramphus

Sacred Kingfisher- Sydney Olympic Park
Pacific Kingfisher
Flat-billed kingfisher (Todiramphus recurvirostris) Upolu

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Family : Coraciidae (Rollers)

150 Purple roller in Etosha National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Rollers - Hungary
Coracias caudatus
(Lilac-breasted Roller)
Coracias caudatus
(Lilac-breasted Roller)
Coracias caudatus
(Lilac-breasted Roller)
Coracias benghalensis
(Indian roller)
Coracias garrulus
(European roller)
Purple roller (Coracias naevius mosambicus)
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus caudatus) Botswana
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) Kruger
018 Lilac-breasted roller in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
030 Lilac-breasted roller in flight in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
041 Lilac-breasted roller in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent

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Family : Brachypteraciidae (Ground Rollers)

Atelornis crossleyi
(Rufous-headed ground-roller)

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Family : Meropidae (Bee-eaters)

152 Swallow-tailed bee-eater in Otjozondjupa Region Photo by Giles Laurent
007c European bee-eater eating an Emperor dragonfly in Pfyn-Finges Photo by Giles Laurent
019 European bee-eater in flight in in Pfyn-Finges Photo by Giles Laurent
Blue-tailed Bee-eater in Sundarbans National Park July 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 03
018 European bee-eater landing with a Hairy-legged horsefly next to another European bee-eater Photo by Giles Laurent
007a European bee-eater chasing an Aglais butterfly in flight in Pfyn-Finges Photo by Giles Laurent
Merops nubicus luc viatour-crop
007 Asian green bee-eater in Jim Corbett National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Asian green bee-eater in Baruipur January 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01
Merops apiaster
(European Bee-eater)
Merops apiaster
(European Bee-eater)
Merops apiaster
(European Bee-eater)
Merops apiaster
(European Bee-eaters)
Merops bullockoides
(White-fronted Bee-eater)
Merops bullockoides
(White-fronted bee-eater)
Merops apiaster
(European Bee-eater)
Merops hirundineus chrysolaimus
(Swallow-tailed bee-eater)
Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus argutus), Namibia
Merops philippinus
(Blue-tailed Bee-eater), Sri Lanka
Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) Yala
Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) Yala 2
Chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) Yala
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 0A2A3554
019 Stacked images of an European Bee-eater in flight Photo by Giles Laurent
Rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus) Fogg Dam
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) at Ichkeul NP
Guépier d'Europe ichkeul128
Guepier de Perse Jebil NP
043 Little bee-eater in the Serengeti National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Merops apiaster pair (Hungary)
Green bee eater pair
Green bee eater & Dragonfly
049 Asian green bee-eater in Keoladeo National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
002 Asian green bee-eaters in Keoladeo National Park Photo by Giles Laurent

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Family : Momotidae (Motmots)

062 Lesson's motmot in San José Province Photo by Giles Laurent
Andean motmot (Momotus aequatorialis aequatorialis) Las Tangaras
Broad-billed motmot (02760)
Rufous motmot (92315)

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