Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Alcedinidae - Kingfishers

Alcedoecus [Philopteridae]
Alcedoffula [Philopteridae]
Emersoniella [Philopteridae]

Halcyoninae

Actenoides Hombron and Jacquinot, 1833

• Actenoides monachus (Bonaparte, 1850) - Green-backed Kingfisher
• Actenoides princeps (Reichenbach, 1851) - Scaly Kingfisher
• Actenoides bougainvillei (Rothschild, 1904) - Moustached Kingfisher
• Actenoides lindsayi (Vigors, 1831) - Spotted Kingfisher
Emersoniella halcyonis Tendeiro, 1965 *

• Actenoides hombroni (Bonaparte, 1850) - Blue-capped Kingfisher
• Actenoides concretus (Temminck, 1825) - Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Emersoniella halcyonis Tendeiro, 1965

Melidora Lesson, 1830

• Melidora macrorrhina (Lesson, 1827) - Hook-billed Kingfisher

Lacedo Reichenbach, 1851

• Lacedo pulchella (Horsfield, 1821) - Banded Kingfisher
Alcedoecus incisus Tendeiro, 1965 *

Tanysiptera Vigors, 1828

• Tanysiptera hydrocharis Gray, G. R., 1858 - Little Paradise-Kingfisher
• Tanysiptera galatea Gray, G.R., 1859 - Common Paradise-Kingfisher
Emersoniella galateae Emerson and Price, 1978 *

• Tanysiptera ellioti (Sharpe, 1870) - Kofiau Paradise-Kingfisher
• Tanysiptera riedelii Verreaux, .J, 1866 - Biak Paradise-Kingfisher
• Tanysiptera carolinae Schlegel, 1871 - Numfor Paradise-Kingfisher
• Tanysiptera nympha Gray, G. R., 1840 - Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
• Tanysiptera danae Sharpe, 1880 - Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher
• Tanysiptera sylvia Gould, 1850 - Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher

Cittura Kaup, 1848

• Cittura cyanotis (Temminck, 1824) - Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher

Clytoceyx Sharpe, 1880

• Clytoceyx rex Sharpe, 1880 - Shovel-billed Kookaburra
Emersoniella regis Emerson and Price, 1978 *

Dacelo Leach, 1815

• Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) - Laughing Kookaburra
Alcedoecus delphax (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Emersoniella bracteata (Nitzsch, 1866) *

• Dacelo leachii Vigors and Horsfield, 1827 - Blue-winged Kookaburra
• Dacelo tyro Gray, G. R., 1858 - Spangled Kookaburra
• Dacelo gaudichaud Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 - Rufous-bellied Kookaburra

Caridonax Cabanis and Heine, 1860

• Caridonax fulgidus (Gould, 1857) - White-rumped Kingfisher

Pelargopsis Gloger, 1841

• Pelargopsis amauroptera (Pearson, 1841) - Brown-winged Kingfisher
Alcedoecus sumatranus Eichler, 1944

• Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Stork-billed Kingfisher
Alcedoecus sumatranus Eichler, 1944 *

• Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (Temminck, 1826) - Black-billed Kingfisher

Halcyon Swainson, 1821

• Halcyon coromanda (Latham, 1790) - Ruddy Kingfisher
Alcedoecus mystacinus (Nitzsch, 1866) *

• Halcyon badia Verreaux, J. and Verreaux, E., 1851 - Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
• Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - White-throated Kingfisher
Alcedoecus annulatus Ansari, 1955 *
Alcedoffula mahigir Ansari, 1955 *

• Halcyon pileata (Boddaert, 1783) - Black-capped Kingfisher
Alcedoecus constrictus Tendeiro, 1965 *

• Halcyon cyanoventris Vieillot, 1818 - Javan Kingfisher
• Halcyon leucocephala (Müller, Statius, 1776) - Grey-headed Kingfisher
Alcedoecus capistratus (Neumann, 1912) *

• Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Woodland Kingfisher
Alcedoecus senegalensis Tendeiro, 1965 *

• Halcyon senegaloides Smith, A., 1834 - Mangrove Kingfisher
• Halcyon malimbica (Shaw, 1811) - Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Alcedoecus alatoclypeatus (Piaget, 1885) *

• Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786) - Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Alcedoecus mossambicanus Tendeiro, 1979 *
Alcedoecus orientalis Tendeiro, 1983 *

• Halcyon chelicuti (Stanley, 1814) - Striped Kingfisher
Alcedoecus chelicutii Tendeiro, 1965 *

Todirhamphus Lesson, 1827

• Todirhamphus nigrocyaneus (Wallace, 1862) - Blue-black Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus winchelli (Sharpe, 1877) - Rufous-lored Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus diops (Temminck, 1824) - Blue-and-white Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830) - Lazuli Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus macleayii (Jardine and Selby, 1830) - Forest Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus albonotatus (Ramsay, E. P., 1885) - New Britain Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus leucopygius (Verreaux, J., 1858) - Ultramarine Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus farquhari (Sharpe, 1899) - Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus pyrrhopygius (Gould, 1841) - Red-backed Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus recurvirostris Lafresnaye, 1842 - Flat-billed Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus cinnamominus (Swainson, 1821) - Micronesian Kingfisher
Alcedoecus minor (Uchida, 1948) *

• Todirhamphus funebris Bonaparte, 1850 - Sombre Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783) - Collared Kingfisher
Alcedoecus latigenitalis Eichler, 1944 *
Alcedoecus minor (Uchida, 1948) *

• Todirhamphus enigma (Hartert, 1904) - Talaud Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus saurophaga (Gould, 1843) - Beach Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus australasia (Vieillot, 1818) - Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus sanctus (Vigors and Horsfield, 1827) - Sacred Kingfisher
Alcedoecus alatoclypeatus (Piaget, 1885)
Alcedoecus sanctus Tendeiro, 1983 *

• Todirhamphus veneratus (Gmelin, 1788) - Tahiti Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus ruficollaris (Holyoak, 1974) - Mangaia Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus tutus (Gmelin, 1788) - Chattering Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus godeffroyi (Finsch, 1877) - Marquesan Kingfisher
• Todirhamphus gambieri (Oustalet, 1895) - Tuamotu Kingfisher

Syma Lesson 1827

• Syma torotoro Lesson, 1827 - Yellow-billed Kingfisher
• Syma megarhyncha Salvadori, 1896 - Mountain Kingfisher

Alcedininae

Ceyx Lacépède, 1799

• Ceyx lecontei (Cassin, 1856) - Dwarf Kingfisher
• Ceyx pictus (Boddaert, 1783) - African Pygmy-Kingfisher
• Ceyx erithaca (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black-backed Kingfisher
Alcedoecus orientalis Tendeiro, 1965 *
Alcedoffula ceycis Tendeiro, 1967 *

• Ceyx melanurus (Kaup, 1848) - Philippine Kingfisher
• Ceyx fallax (Schlegel, 1866) - Sulawesi Kingfisher
• Ceyx madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher
Alcedoffula madagascariensis Tendeiro, 1967 *

• Ceyx lepidus Temminck, 1836 - Variable Kingfisher
Alcedoffula neoguineensis Tendeiro, 1967 *

Alcedo Linnaeus, 1758

• Alcedo hercules Laubmann, 1917 - Blyth´s Kingfisher
• Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Kingfisher
Alcedoffula alcedinis (Denny, 1842) *

• Alcedo semitorquata Swainson, 1823 - Half-collared Kingfisher
• Alcedo quadribrachys Bonaparte, 1850 - Shining Blue Kingfisher
Alcedoffula brachialis Tendeiro, 1967 *

• Alcedo meninting Horsfield, 1821 - Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedoffula brelihi Tendeiro, 1967 *

• Alcedo azurea Latham, 1802 - Azure Kingfisher
• Alcedo websteri (Hartert, 1898) - Bismarck Kingfisher
• Alcedo euryzona Temminck, 1830 - Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedoffula carvalhoi Tendeiro, 1967 *

• Alcedo cyanopectus Lafresnaye, 1840 - Indigo-banded Kingfisher
Alcedoffula luzonica Tendeiro, 1983 *

• Alcedo argentata Tweeddale, 1877 - Silvery Kingfisher
• Alcedo cristata Pallas, 1764 - Malachite Kingfisher
Alcedoffula cristata Tendeiro, 1967 *

• Alcedo vintsioides Eydoux and Gervais, 1836 - Madagascar Kingfisher
Alcedoffula elongata Tendeiro, 1967 *

• Alcedo thomensis (Salvadori, 1902) - Sao Tome Kingfisher
• Alcedo nais Kaup, 1848 - Principe Kingfisher
• Alcedo leucogaster (Fraser, 1843) - White-bellied Kingfisher
• Alcedo coerulescens Vieillot, 1818 - Small Blue Kingfisher
• Alcedo pusilla Temminck, 1836 - Little Kingfisher

Cerylinae

Chloroceryle Kaup, 1848

• Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790) - Amazon Kingfisher
• Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin, 1788) - Green Kingfisher
Alcedoffula columbiana Carriker, 1959 *

• Chloroceryle inda (Linnaeus, 1766) - Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
Alcedoffula chocoana Carriker, 1959 *

• Chloroceryle aenea (Pallas, 1764) - American Pygmy Kingfisher
Alcedoffula aeneae Carriker, 1959 *

Megaceryle Kaup, 1848

• Megaceryle maxima (Pallas, 1769) - Giant Kingfisher
Alcedoffula extumida Tendeiro, 1967 *

• Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck, 1834) - Crested Kingfisher
Alcedoecus nepalensis Tendeiro, 1983 *

• Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758) - Belted Kingfisher
Alcedoffula alcyonae Carriker, 1959 *

• Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ringed Kingfisher
Alcedoffula theresae Tendeiro, 1967 *

Ceryle Boie, 1828

• Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Pied Kingfisher
Alcedoffula duplicata (Piaget, 1890) *
Alcedoffula machera Ansari, 1955 *