Kingdom Animalia Family Alcedinidae Phylum Chordata Order Coraciiformes | Class Aves Subfamily Alcedininae Rank Genus | |
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Similar African pygmy kingfisher, African dwarf kingfisher, Madagascan pygmy kingfisher, Corythornis, Coraciiformes | ||
Ispidina is a genus of small insectivorous African river kingfishers. The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848. The type species is the African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta).
The two species in the genus are:
References
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