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Kingfisher species from around the world,
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Birds of the World: Alcedinidae
Family account from the Birds of the World Database, with detailed records for 118 species in 19 genera. -
Coraciiformes species lists from WorldBirdNames.org
A google sheet listing genera, species, and subspecies by family for the order Coraciiformes. Lists 114 species in 19 genera in Alcedinidae.
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Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) by
Publication Date: 2004in M. Hutchins, et. al. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia v. 10 (Birds III). -
Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, and Rollers
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Few birds can match the dazzling beauty of kingfishers, bee-eaters, and rollers. Until now no comprehensive treatment of these families has appeared in a single volume. This authoritative guide provides an up-to-the-minute review of all that is known about the world's 123 species. The forty magnificient plates by Alan Harris show every species, all main subspecies, and most sex and age variations--350 portraits in all. For easy reference, color maps showing breeding and wintering ranges appear opposite the plates. Text and plates are carefully coordinated, with emphasis on behavior, field characters, and identification; and the species accounts, which form the bulk of the book, are liberally illustrated with line drawings.
ISBN: 0691087806Publication Date: 1992-08-30
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Color a kingfisher
The Funk ACES Library coloring book includes a kingfisher notecard you can download, print, and color.
More bird-y resources
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Birds of the World
Comprehensive life histories for all bird species and families (licensed online resource). -
Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 6
ISBN: 9788487334306Publication Date: 2001-01-0116 volume set; kingfishers are found in Volume 6. -
Illinois Birds: A Century of Change
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ISBN: 9781882932269Publication Date: 2010Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication no. 31.
Compares bird populations and landscapes in Illinois from the turn of the last century, the 1950s (Graber and Graber, 1963) and the turn of this century (Forbes & Gross, 1922). Surveys in the 2000s turned up 26 species not found 50 or 100 years ago, including wood ducks, house finches, and collared doves. While only one species has been eliminated from Illinois, there are several species that are declining. -
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State of the Birds
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Publication Date: 2009-date
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SORA: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
SORA is the world's first and largest open access ornithological publications archive. This resource is the product of collaborations between the American Ornithologists Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society, the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Wilson Ornithological Society and the University of New Mexico Libraries. SORA provides access to an extensive library of ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of ornithology in North America over the last 120 years.
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Illinois Ornithology
A finding aid for the Illinois Natural History Survey's ornithological publications and related resources. -
Introduction to the Biodiversity Heritage Library
A user guide for the Biodiversity Heritage Library created by Funk ACES Library.