Ceyx - Ovid both also recount the metamorphosis of the pair in and after Ceyx's loss in a storm, though they both omit Ceyx and Halcyone calling each other Zeus and Hera – and Zeus's resulting anger – as a reason for it.
Chloroceryle - The American green kingfishers are the Chloroceryle genus of kingfishers, which are native to tropical Central and South America, with one species extending north to south Texas.
Dacelo - Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, which is uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter — good-natured, but rather hysterical, merriment in the case of the renowned Laughing Kookaburra ; and maniacal cackling in the case of the slightly smaller Blue-winged Kookaburra .
Halcyon - A halcyon is a mythical bird—often identified as a kingfisher—said to breed in a floating nest at sea during the winter solstice, during which time it charms the wind and waves into calm.
Lacedo - The Banded Kingfisher is a 20 cm long kingfisher with a sturdy red bill and a short crest which is slowly raised and lowered.