#cerylinae

[best-bird-tournament]

Water kingfisher (Cerylinae) subfamily

Which is the best bird?

Giant kingfisher

Crested kingfisher

Belted kingfisher

Ringed kingfisher

Pied kingfisher

Amazon kingfisher

Green kingfisher

Green-and-rufous kingfisher

American pygmy kingfisher

Voting ended onSep 28, 2025

This subfamily contains just 9 species in 3 genera (Megaceryle, Ceryle, and Chloroceryle).

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Have you seen the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onSep 3, 2025

The first photo is of a male, the second is of a female.

[tbalderdash-art-blog]

Day 17 of Pied Month! Not doing a pun today, I'm doing a Pied Kingfisher with the aroace flag because I saw a kingfisher yesterday!!!!!

Reference photo by Emilie Chen

I'm on Cara, it's a social media for art that's anti-AI, follow me @ tbalderdash

[alonglistofbirds]

[2767/11080] Crested kingfisher - Megaceryle lugubris

Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae (kingfishers) Subfamily: Cerylinae (water kingfishers)

Photo credit: Per Smith via Macaulay Library

[birdblues]

Belted Kingfisher

[animalids]

Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana)

Photo by Fabrice Stoger

[birdblues]

Pied Kingfisher

[birdblues]

Belted Kingfisher