Definition
A subfamily or group designation for kingfishers and related diving birds in scientific taxonomy.
Etymology
From the Latin genus name 'Alcedo' (kingfisher), combined with the taxonomic suffix '-inae' or '-ines' indicating a subfamily. Derived ultimately from Greek, reflecting classical observations of these colorful birds.
Kelly Says
Kingfishers are so distinctive that scientists named an entire subfamily after them—these birds are like tiny feathered flying jewels that dive at lightning speed to catch fish, and naturalists have been obsessed with them since ancient times!
Translations
ARالعربية
عصفور الماء
ʕaṣfūr al-māʾ
BNবাংলা
কালো-পাখি
ka-lo-pa-khi
CACatalà
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
CSČeština
alcediny
al-ce-di-ny
DADansk
alcediner
al-se-dee-ner
DEDeutsch
Alcedinen
al-tse-di-nen
ELΕλληνικά
αλκενίδες
al-ke-ni-des
ESEspañol
alcedines
al-seh-deen-es
FISuomi
alcedinit
al-se-di-nit
FRFrançais
alcidés
al-si-deh
GUGU
અલ્સેડીને
al-se-dee-ne
HAHA
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
HEעברית
ציפורים-מים
tsi-pu-rim-mi-yim
HIहिन्दी
नीलकंठ
nee-la-kanth
HUMagyar
alcedinák
al-ce-di-nak
IDBahasa Indonesia
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
IGIG
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
ITItaliano
alcedine
al-che-dee-neh
JA日本語
アルセディーネ
aruse-di-ne
KKKK
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
KMKM
អាល្កេឌីន
a-l-ke-di-n
MRMR
अलसेडीने
al-se-dee-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
NLNederlands
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
NONorsk
alcediner
al-se-dee-ner
PLPolski
alcediny
al-ce-di-ny
PTPortuguês
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
RORomână
alcedine
al-ce-dee-neh
RUРусский
алцедины
al-tse-di-ny
SVSvenska
alcediner
al-se-dee-ner
SWKiswahili
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
TAதமிழ்
நீலகண்டம்
nee-la-kantham
TEతెలుగు
నీలకంఠం
nee-la-kantham
TLTL
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
TRTürkçe
alcedin
al-se-din
UKУкраїнська
алцедини
al-tse-di-ni
URاردو
پانی چڑیا
pa-ni cha-ri-ya
VITiếng Việt
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
YOYO
alcedines
al-se-deen-es
ZUZU
alcedines
al-se-deen-es