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Ispidina

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Ispidina

African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta)

African dwarf kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Alcedinidae
Subfamily:	Alcedininae
Genus:	Ispidina Kaup, 1848
Type species
Todus pictus^[1] Boddaert, 1783
Species
see text

African pygmy kingfisher range Extant (resident) Extant (breeding)

African dwarf kingfisher range

Ispidina is a genus of small insectivorous African river kingfishers.

The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848 with the African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) as the type species.^[2]^[3] The genus is the sister group to the genus Corythornis containing four small African kingfishers.^[4]

Species

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The two species in the genus are:^[5]

Genus **Ispidina** – Kaup, 1848 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
African pygmy kingfisher	Ispidina picta (Boddaert, 1783) Three subspecies I. p. picta (Boddaert, 1783) I. p. ferrugina Clancey, 1984 I. p. natalensis (Smith, A, 1832)	Africa south of the Sahara	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
African dwarf kingfisher	Ispidina lecontei Cassin, 1856 Two subspecies I. l. ruficeps Hartlaub, 1857 I. l. lecontei Cassin, 1856	Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

These similar small kingfishers can be distinguished by the blue crown of the African pigmy kingfisher. They have different habit preferences and have mostly non-overlapping ranges. The slightly smaller African dwarf kingfisher occurs in tropical rainforests while the African pygmy kingfisher occurs in dry grassy woodland.^[6]

References

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^ "Alcedinidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
^ Kaup, Johann Jakob (1848). "Die Familie der Eisvögel (Alcedidae)". Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins für das Großherzogthum Hessen und Umgebung (in German). 2: 71–72. OCLC 183221382.
^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 177.
^ Andersen, M.J.; McCullough, J.M.; Mauck III, W.M.; Smith, B.T.; Moyle, R.G. (2017). "A phylogeny of kingfishers reveals an Indomalayan origin and elevated rates of diversification on oceanic islands". Journal of Biogeography. 44 (2): 269–281. doi:10.1111/jbi.13139. S2CID 90416559.
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2016). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 6.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
^ Fry, C. Hilary; Fry, Kathie; Harris, Alan (1992). Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, and Rollers. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 195–198. ISBN 978-0-7136-8028-7.

Genera of trogons, hornbills, kingfishers, woodpeckers and their extinct allies

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Neognathae
Clade: Coraciimorphae
Clade: Cavitaves

Cavitaves

Leptosomiformes

Leptosomidae	Leptosomus †Plesiocathartes? †Waltonavis

Eucavitaves

Trogoniformes

Trogonidae	Apalharpactes Apaloderma †Eotrogon Euptilotis †Foshanornis Harpactes †Masillatrogon †Paratrogon Pharomachrus †Primotrogon Priotelus †Septentrogon Trogon

Picocoraciae

Bucerotiformes

- See below ↓

Picodynastornithes

Coraciiformes	See below ↓
Piciformes	See below ↓

Bucerotiformes

†Laurillardiidae

Laurillardia

†Messelirrisoridae

Messelirrisor

Upupi

Phoeniculidae	†Phirriculus Phoeniculus Rhinopomastus
Upupidae	Upupa

Buceroti

Bucorvidae	Bucorvus †Euroceros
Bucerotidae	Aceros Anorrhinus Anthracoceros Berenicornis Buceros Bycanistes Ceratogymna Horizocerus Lophoceros Ocyceros Penelopides Rhabdotorrhinus Rhinoplax Rhyticeros Tockus

Coraciiformes

incertae sedis

†Eocoraciidae

Eocoracias

†Geranopteridae

Geranopterus

†Primobucconidae

Primobucco
Septencoracias

Alcedininae	Alcedo Ceyx Corythornis Ispidina
Cerylinae	Ceryle Chloroceryle Megaceryle
Halcyoninae	Actenoides Caridonax Cittura Clytoceyx Dacelo Halcyon Lacedo Melidora Pelargopsis Syma Tanysiptera Todiramphus

Momotidae

Todidae

†Palaeotodus
Todus

Piciformes

incertae sedis

†"Homalopus"
†Pristineanis

†Gracilitarsidae

Gracilitarsus
Neanis

†Sylphornithidae

Galbuli

†Jacamatia
Bucconidae	Bucco Chelidoptera Hapaloptila Hypnelus Malacoptila Micromonacha Monasa Nonnula Notharchus Nystalus
Galbulidae	Brachygalba Galbalcyrhynchus Galbula Jacamaralcyon Jacamerops

Pici

incertae sedis

†Rupelramphastoides

†Miopiconidae

Miopico

†Picavidae

Picavus

Ramphastides

Capitonidae	Capito †Capitonides Eubucco
Lybiidae	Buccanodon Cryptolybia Gymnobucco Lybius Pogoniulus Pogonornis Stactolaema Trachyphonus Tricholaema
Megalaimidae	Caloramphus Psilopogon
Ramphastidae	Andigena Aulacorhynchus Pteroglossus Ramphastos Selenidera
Semnornithidae	Semnornis

Picides

Indicatoridae	Indicator Melichneutes Melignomon Prodotiscus
Picidae	See below ↓

Picidae

incertae sedis

Jynginae

Jynx

Picumninae

Picumnus

Sasiinae

Sasia
Verreauxia

Picinae

†Australopicus †Palaeonerpes †Pliopicus
Nesoctitini	Nesoctites
Hemicircini	Hemicircus
Picini	Campethera Celeus Chrysophlegma Colaptes Dinopium Dryocopus Gecinulus Geocolaptes Micropternus Meiglyptes Mulleripicus Pardipicus Piculus Picus
Campephilini	Blythipicus Campephilus Chrysocolaptes Reinwardtipicus
Melanerpini	Chloropicus Dendrocopos Dendrocoptes Dendropicos Dryobates Leiopicus Leuconotopicus Melanerpes Picoides Sphyrapicus Veniliornis Xiphidiopicus Yungipicus

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