Ispidina
| Ispidina | |
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| African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: |
Ispidina Kaup, 1848 |
| Species | |
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Ispidina is a genus of small insectivorous African river kingfishers. The genus was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848. The type species is the African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta).
The two species in the genus are:
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