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Alcedo

Genus of birds

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Species

The genus contains the following eight species:

Unlike many kingfishers, all members of Alcedo are specialist fish-eaters. They all have some blue feathers on their upper-parts and most species have a black bill. Except for the cerulean kingfisher they all have some rufous in their plumage. The female generally has more red on the lower mandible than the male. The smallest species is the cerulean kingfisher which is around 13 cm (5.1 in) in length; much the largest is Blyth's kingfisher with a length of 22 cm (8.7 in).

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