Coraciiformes & Bucerotiformes
A Little Kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla) with fish in its mouth, from Daintree Village, Queensland, Australia photographed by JJ Harrison CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coraciiformes Classification List from Wikipedia
Directions: Click through the following links in the list below. Find a species of interest for study and to help you complete NatureGlo's eScience kingfisher species journal entry. Locate a specific species of interest and fill out the page entitled, Coraciiformes Species Journal Entry.
A recent study suggest that the following families may belong to a separate order called Bucerotiformes. The results are still in dispute.
Basal group
- Family Bucorvidae (ground hornbills)
- Family Bucerotidae (hornbills)
- Family Upupidae (hoopoe)
- Family Phoeniculidae (woodhoopoes)
Basal group
- Family Messelirrisoridae (fossil; Middle Eocene)
- Family Coraciidae (rollers)
- Family Brachypteraciidae (ground-rollers)
- Family Meropidae (bee-eaters)
- Family Todidae (todies)
- Family Momotidae (motmots)
- Family Alcedinidae (river-kingfishers)
- Family Halcyonidae (tree-kingfishers)
- Family Cerylidae (water- or belted kingfishers)
Web Resources
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - The Belted Kingfisher
OzAnimals.com - Kingfishers of Australia
BirdNote.org - The Laughing kookaburra
San Diego Zoo - Laughing kookaburra
eBird - European Bee-eater
Literature Corner
Applesforteachers.com - Native American story: Why the Kingfisher Always Wears a War-Bonnet
kullillaart.com - Aboriginal Dreamtime Story - Goo-Goor-Gaga the Kookaburra
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - The Belted Kingfisher
OzAnimals.com - Kingfishers of Australia
BirdNote.org - The Laughing kookaburra
San Diego Zoo - Laughing kookaburra
eBird - European Bee-eater
Literature Corner
Applesforteachers.com - Native American story: Why the Kingfisher Always Wears a War-Bonnet
kullillaart.com - Aboriginal Dreamtime Story - Goo-Goor-Gaga the Kookaburra
Main Lesson Videos
Projects and Activities
pdf download - Make a Kingfisher out of paper!
pdf download - Make a Kingfisher out of paper!
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