Halcyon (genus)

Halcyon
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
Linnaeus, 1766
Species

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Halcyon (/ˈhælsiən/) is a genus of the tree kingfishers, near passerine birds in the subfamily Halcyoninae.

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