Alcedo is a genus of birds in the kingfisher subfamily Alcedininae.
The name is from Latin alcēdō, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn): halcyon, kingfisher.

1/ Common kingfisher, also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher (Bồng chanh, Alcedo atthis)
Atthis, a beautiful young woman of Lesbos, and favourite of Sappho.
2/ Blyth's kingfisher (Bồng chanh rừng, Alcedo hercules)
3/ Blue-eared kingfisher (Bói cá tai lam or tai xanh, Alcedo meninting)