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genus

Halcyon

Halcyon is a genus in the family Alcedinidae. This database currently files 14 species under it, 1 of them threatened.

Species filed
14
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
0
With a free photo
79%
Weight range
41.8 g – 93 g

Best-known members of Halcyon

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Halcyon?

12 of 14 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable18%
LCLeast Concern1192%

All species in Halcyon

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
White-throated kingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern91.4 gNot recorded
Black-capped kingfisherHalcyon pileataAlcedinidaeVulnerable84 gNot recorded
Ruddy kingfisherHalcyon coromandaAlcedinidaeLeast Concern77.5 gNot recorded
Grey-headed kingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaAlcedinidaeLeast Concern41.8 gNot recorded
Woodland kingfisherHalcyon senegalensisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern73.4 gNot recorded
Brown-hooded kingfisherHalcyon albiventrisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern65.1 gNot recorded
Javan kingfisherHalcyon cyanoventrisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern93 gNot recorded
Blue-breasted kingfisherHalcyon malimbicaAlcedinidaeLeast Concern91.8 gNot recorded
Chocolate-backed kingfisherHalcyon badiaAlcedinidaeLeast Concern57.9 gNot recorded
Striped kingfisherHalcyon chelicutiAlcedinidaeLeast Concern43.2 gNot recorded
Mangrove kingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesAlcedinidaeLeast Concern61.8 gNot recorded
Brown-breasted kingfisherHalcyon gularisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern91.4 gNot recorded
Not recordedHalcyon generosaAlcedinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedHalcyon semicaeruleaAlcedinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded