NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Alcedo
  Subfamily - Alcedininae
  Family - Alcedinidae
  Order - Coraciiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Alcedo atthis atthis
      Subspecies - Alcedo atthis bengalensis
      Subspecies - Alcedo atthis floresiana
      Subspecies - Alcedo atthis hispidoides
      Subspecies - Alcedo atthis ispida
      Subspecies - Alcedo atthis salomonensis
      Subspecies - Alcedo atthis taprobana