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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)

Le genre Alcedo comprend sept espèces de martins-pêcheurs, petits oiseaux aquatiques appartenant à la famille des Alcedinidae.

1/ Martin-pêcheur d'Europe
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/ Martin-pêcheur de Blyth
Blyth's kingfisher (Bồng chanh rừng, Alcedo hercules)

3/ Martin-pêcheur méninting
Blue-eared kingfisher (Bói cá tai lam or tai xanh, Alcedo meninting)

Le nom Alcedinidae vient du latin alcēdō, qui provient du grec ancien ἀλκυών (alkuṓn): halcyon, martins-pêcheurs ou martins-chasseurs.

The water kingfishers or Cerylinae are one of the three subfamilies of kingfishers, and are also known as the cerylid kingfishers.

1/ Pied kingfisher (Bói cá nhỏ, Ceryle rudis)
The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia.

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
The genus Ceryle which is from Greek kerulos bird mentioned by Aristotle,.. but not further identified but probably mythical and associated with the halcyon, a kingfisher.

Ceyx is an Old World genus of river kingfishers. These kingfishers are found from South East Asia to the Solomon Islands.

1/ Oriental dwarf kingfisher, also known as the black-backed kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher (Bồng chanh đỏ, Ceyx erithaca)

Halcyon is a genus of the tree kingfishers, near passerine birds in the subfamily Halcyoninae.

1/ Black-capped kingfisher (Sả đầu đen, Halcyon pileata) 
2/  White-throated kingfisher (Sả đầu nâu, Halcyon smyrnensis)
3/ Ruddy kingfisher (Sả hung, Halcyon coromanda)
4/ Collared kingfisher(Sả khoang cổ, Todiramphus chloris), also white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher 

Lacedo is a genus of tree kingfishers that are resident in in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia.

1/ Banded kingfisher (Sả vằn, Lacedo pulchella)

Martin-pêcheur d'Europe
Common kingfisher
also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher (Bồng chanh, Alcedo atthis)

Le Martin-pêcheur d'Europe (Alcedo atthis) est une espèce d'oiseaux, espèce type de la famille des Alcedinidae.

Le nom Alcedinidae vient du latin alcēdō, qui provient du grec ancien ἀλκυών (alkuṓn): halcyon, martins-pêcheurs ou martins-chasseurs.
Atthis: une belle femme de Lesbos, et favorite de l'ancienne poétesse grecque Sappho.

The water kingfishers or Cerylinae are one of the three subfamilies of kingfishers, and are also known as the cerylid kingfishers.

1/ Crested kingfisher (Bói cá mào or Bói cá lớn, Megaceryle lugubris) 

Alcedo, Alcedinidae: Latin word for kingfisher. 
Megaceryle is from the Ancient Greek megas, "great", and the existing genus Ceryle which is from Greek kerulos bird mentioned by Aristotle,.. but not further identified but probably mythical and associated with the halcyon, a kingfisher.

Pelargopsis is a genus of tree kingfishers that are resident in tropical south Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia.

1/ Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)