The Belted KingfisherCeryle alcyon is one of my favorite birds.
There are three different families of kingfishers: Alcedinidae river kingfishers (Africa, Asia, Australia) Halcyonidae tree kingfishers (Indonesia, Asia, Africa, Australia) Cerylidae water kingfishers (Africa, Asia and the New World). All six North American species are in this family. There are 9 species in 3 genera in the Cerylidae family: