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Alcedinidae:
The river kingfishers or Alcedinidae, are one of the three families of bird in the kingfisher group.
The family is widespread through Africa, through east and south Asia as far as Australia, with one species, the River Kingfisher or European Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also appearing in Europe and northern Asia. The origin of the family is thought to have been in Asia. |
