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Scientific name	Common name	Status
Lacedo	Lacedo sp.	genus
Lacedo (Carcineutes)	Carcineutes sp. (Lacedo)	genus (synonym)
Lacedo pulchella	Banded Kingfisher	full species
Lacedo pulchella [pulchella or amabilis]	Banded Kingfisher [pulchella or amabilis]	subspecies group (or species)
Lacedo pulchella pulchella	Banded Kingfisher (pulchella)	nominal subspecies
Lacedo pulchella amabilis	Banded Kingfisher (amabilis)	subspecies
Lacedo pulchella amabilis (amabilis)	Banded Kingfisher (amabilis, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Lacedo pulchella amabilis (deignani)	Banded Kingfisher (amabilis, syn. deignani)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Lacedo pulchella melanops	Banded Kingfisher (melanops)	subspecies
Pelargopsis	Pelargopsis sp.	genus
Pelargopsis (Ramphalcyon)	Ramphalcyon sp. (Pelargopsis)	genus (synonym)
Pelargopsis amauroptera	Brown-winged Kingfisher	full species
Pelargopsis capensis	Stork-billed Kingfisher	full species
Pelargopsis capensis capensis	Stork-billed Kingfisher (capensis)	nominal subspecies
Pelargopsis capensis capensis (capensis)	Stork-billed Kingfisher (capensis, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Pelargopsis capensis capensis (gurial)	Stork-billed Kingfisher (capensis, syn. gurial)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Pelargopsis capensis burmanica	Stork-billed Kingfisher (burmanica)	subspecies
Pelargopsis capensis intermedia	Stork-billed Kingfisher (intermedia)	subspecies
Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni	Stork-billed Kingfisher (osmastoni)	subspecies
Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni (osmastoni)	Stork-billed Kingfisher (osmastoni, sensu stricto)	nominal suspecies (sensu stricto)
Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni (shekarii)	Stork-billed Kingfisher (osmastoni, syn. shekarii)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Pelargopsis capensis malaccensis (hydrophila)	Stork-billed Kingfisher (malaccensis, syn. hydrophila)	junior synonym (or subspecies)
Pelargopsis capensis malaccensis	Stork-billed Kingfisher (malaccensis)	subspecies
Pelargopsis capensis [cyanopteryx or innominata]	Stork-billed Kingfisher [cyanopteryx or innominata]	subspecies group (or species)
Pelargopsis capensis cyanopteryx	Stork-billed Kingfisher (cyanopteryx)	subspecies