Actenoides is a genus of kingfishers in the subfamily Halcyoninae.
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| Green-backed kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Actenoides Bonaparte, 1850 |
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| Phylogeny |
| Cladogram based on the molecular analysis by Andersen and colleagues published in 2017.[1] |
The genus Actenoides was introduced by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850. The type species is Hombron's kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni).[2] The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek aktis, aktinos for "beam" or "brightness" and -oidēs for "resembling".[3] A molecular study published in 2017 found that the genus Actenoides, as currently defined, is paraphyletic. The glittering kingfisher in the monotypic genus Caridonax is a member of the clade containing the species in the genus Actenoides.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[4]
- Green-backed kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)
- Black-headed kingfisher (Actenoides monachus capucinus)
- Scaly-breasted kingfisher (Actenoides princeps)
- Plain-backed kingfisher (Actenoides princeps regalis)
- Moustached kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei)
- Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei excelsus)
- Spotted wood kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi)
- Hombron's kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni)
- Rufous-collared kingfisher (Actenoides concretus)
References edit
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- ^ a b Andersen, M.J.; McCullough, J.M.; Mauck III, W.M.; Smith, B.T.; Moyle, R.G. (2017). "A phylogeny of kingfishers reveals an Indomalayan origin and elevated rates of diversification on oceanic islands". Journal of Biogeography. 45 (2): 1–13. doi:10.1111/jbi.13139.
- ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). Conspectus generum avium (in Latin). Vol. 1. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: E.J. Brill. p. 157.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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