Halcyon (genus)
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Halcyon (/ˈhælsiən/) is a genus of the tree kingfishers, near passerine birds in the subfamily Halcyoninae.
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Halcyon | |
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Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Halcyon Swainson, 1821 |
Type species | |
Alcedo senegalensis[1] Linnaeus, 1766 | |
Species | |
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