Taxonomy Profile: Halcyon (Swainson 1821)

Halcyon: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Blue Kingfishers []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Halcyon: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Coraciiformes
Kingfishers |
Rollers |
martins-pêcheurs |
Motmots |
Bee-eaters |
Todies |
Family : Alcedinidae
Kingfishers |
Subfamily : Halcyoninae
Genus : Halcyon
Blue Kingfishers |
Halcyon Direct Children(s):
Halcyon coromanda
(Latham 1790)
Halcyon badia
(J Verreaux & É Verreaux 1851)
Halcyon smyrnensis
(Linnaeus 1758)
Halcyon pileata
(Boddaert 1783)
Halcyon cyanoventris
(Vieillot 1818)
Halcyon leucocephala
(P L S Müller 1776)
Halcyon senegalensis
(Linnaeus 1766)
Halcyon senegaloides
(A Smith 1834)
Halcyon malimbica
(Shaw 1812)
Halcyon albiventris
(Scopoli 1786)
Halcyon chelicuti
(Stanley 1814)
Halcyon gularis
(Kuhl 1820)
Halcyon: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Halcyon
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Halcyon
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Halcyon
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.11.05
Acquired:
2005-11-23
Notes:
Zoonomen Nomenclatural data maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Halcyon
Source:
IOC World Bird List (version 12.1)
Acquired:
2022-01-21
Notes:
Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 21 Jan, 2022]
Reference for:
Halcyon
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Halcyon
Halcyon: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Halcyon: Comments