Alcedo atthis Linnaeus 1758 (common kingfisher)
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Aves - Coraciiformes - Alcedinidae
Alternative combination: Gracula atthis
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Alcedo according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Linnaeus 1758, Mlikovsky 2002 and Steadman et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Distribution: found only at Balof sites, New Ireland (Quaternary of Papua New Guinea)
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