This is a list of Coraciiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.
This list is incomprehensive, as not all Coraciiformes have had their numbers quantified.
The IOC World Bird List (version 15.1) recognizes 186 species of Coraciiformes. This list follows IUCN classifications for species names. Where IUCN classifications differ from other ornithological authorities, alternative names are noted.
Species by global population Common nameBinomial namePopulationStatusTrendNotesImageGuam kingfisherTodiramphus cinnamominus0NALast wild individual was observed in 1988. There are approximately 135 individuals currently held in captivity.Sangihe dwarf kingfisherCeyx sangirensis1-249 Javan blue-banded kingfisher Alcedo euryzona 50-249 Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the Malaysian blue-banded kingfisher, from this species. IUCN/BirdLife International maintain both species within A. euryzona. Tuamotu kingfisher (Mangareva kingfisher)Todiramphus gambieri 100-150 Surveys in 2019 estimated 173 individuals in total. Note that IOC taxonomy splits an additional species, the Niau kingfisher, from this species. IUCN/BirdLife International maintain both species within T. gambieri. Marquesas kingfisher (Marquesan kingfisher)Todiramphus godeffroyi 350 Numbered 695 in 2003. Numbered approximately 350 mature individuals in 2014. Kofiau paradise kingfisher Tanysiptera ellioti 350 - 1,500 Population is considered "very unlikely to number fewer than 1,000 mature individuals."Sula dwarf kingfisherCeyx wallacii580-5,800Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,500-5,000.Southern indigo-banded kingfisherCeyx nigrirostris1,000-2,499Note that IOC taxonomy maintains this species as a single species with the Northern indigo-banded kingfisher under C. cyanopectus, as indigo-banded kingfisher.Manus dwarf kingfisherCeyx dispar1,100-5,600Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,500-5,000. Total population is estimated to be 1,700-8,500 individuals.Northern silvery kingfisherCeyx flumenicola1,200-6,000Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,500-5,000. Total population is estimated to be 1,800-9,000 individuals. Moustached kingfisher Actenoides bougainvillei 1,300-7,000 Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,500-5,000. Southern silvery kingfisherCeyx argentatus1,300-13,000Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,500-9,999. Total population is estimated to be 2,000-20,000 individuals. Keel-billed motmot Electron carinatum 1,500-7,000 Scaly ground-roller Geobiastes squamiger 1,500-7,000 Azure dollarbird Eurystomus azureus 1,500-7,000 Possibly up to 2,500-9,999 individuals based on an assessment of known records, descriptions of abundance and range size. Palau kingfisher (Rusty-capped kingfisher)Todiramphus pelewensis2,100-3,300?Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,700. Total population is estimated to be ~ 4,100 individuals. Mangaia kingfisher (Mewing kingfisher)Todiramphus ruficollaris 2,100-3,500 Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 2,700. May have been underestimated in previous surveys. Bismarck kingfisher Ceyx websteri 2,500-9,999 Rufous-lored kingfisher (Winchell's kingfisher)Todiramphus winchelli 2,500-9,999 Values given are a preliminary estimate from this species' 2016 assessment. Current 2025 assessment lists the population as "unknown." New Britain kingfisher (White-mantled kingfisher)Todiramphus albonotatus 2,500-9,999 Numfor paradise-kingfisherTanysiptera carolinae2,500-9,999Blue-black kingfisherTodiramphus nigrocyaneus2,500-9,999Chattering kingfisherTodiramphus tutus2,500-9,999Blyth's kingfisherAlcedo hercules2,500-9,999Talaud kingfisherTodiramphus enigma3,000-15,000Buru dwarf kingfisherCeyx cajeli4,000-20,000Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 4,000-9,999. Total population is estimated to be 6,000-30,000 individuals.Cinnamon-banded kingfisherTodiramphus australasia9,250-18,500Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 12,000-18,000. Total population is estimated to be 14,000-28,000 individuals. Long-tailed ground-roller Uratelornis chimaera 9,487-32,687 Values given are a 95% confidence interval around the estimate of 21,124 mature individuals. Pohnpei kingfisherTodiramphus reichenbachii10,000-19,999 Short-legged ground-roller Brachypteracias leptosomus 10,000-25,000 Sombre kingfisher Todiramphus funebris 10,000-25,000 Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 15,000-25,000. Total population is estimated to be 15,000-35,000 individuals. San Cristobal dwarf kingfisher (Makira dwarf kingfisher)Ceyx gentianus10,000-30,000 Blue-capped kingfisher (Hombron's kingfisher)Actenoides hombroni 10,000 - 99,999 "The population size of this species is unknown. The population probably still numbers tens of thousands of individuals."Lazuli kingfisherTodiramphus lazuli12,000 - 18,000Best estimate for number of mature individuals is 15,000. Vanuatu kingfisher Todiramphus farquhari 14,000-94,000 Blue-throated motmot Aspatha gularis 20,000-49,999 Tody motmot Hylomanes momotula 20,000-49,999 Blue-capped motmot (Blue-crowned motmot)Momotus coeruliceps20,000-49,999Sangihe lilac kingfisherCittura sanghirensis21,000-78,000Total population is estimated to be 42,200–97,400 individuals.Brown-winged kingfisherPelargopsis amauroptera25,000-35,000 Russet-crowned motmot Momotus mexicanus 50,000-499,999 Whooping motmotMomotus subrufescens50,000-499,999Tahiti kingfisher (Society kingfisher)Todiramphus veneratus100,000-199,999European rollerCoracias garrulus100,000-499,999Blue-cheeked bee-eaterMerops persicus150,000-400,000Broad-billed motmotElectron platyrhynchum500,000-4,999,999 Turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa 500,000-4,999,999 Blue-diademed motmot (Lesson's motmot)Momotus lessonii500,000-4,999,999 Amazon kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona 500,000-4,999,999 American pygmy-kingfisher Chloroceryle aenea 500,000-4,999,999 Green-and-rufous kingfisherChloroceryle inda500,000-4,999,999 Rainbow bee-eater Merops ornatus 670,000 Estimated to number at least 1 million individuals in 2008. Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis 716,000-1,760,000 Belted kingfisherMegaceryle alcyon1,800,000Rufous motmotBaryphthengus martii5,000,000-49,999,999 European bee-eater Merops apiaster 18,400,000-28,000,000 Green kingfisherChloroceryle americana20,000,000Ringed kingfisherMegaceryle torquata20,000,000
Species without population estimates Common nameBinomial namePopulationStatusTrendNotesImage North Philippine dwarf kingfisher (Philippine dwarf kingfisher)Ceyx melanurus unknown "Range covers nearly 80,000 ... global population size is unlikely to be small." Amazonian motmot Momotus momota unknown
See also
Lists of birds by population Lists of organisms by population
References