Kingfisher
Kingfishers - Family Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon. Breeder. Common in all seasons and regions. Found along wooded rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and in marshes. MODERATE CONSERVATION CONCERN.
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
The Kingfisher is found throughout most of Europe in temperate and warmer climates. It is also found across Asia and as far as the Solomon islands.
Kingfisher
The kingfisher's fortunes over the years have been greatly influenced by man.
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Kingfishers, hornbills, bee-eaters
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Kingfisher
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
common name for members of the family Alcedinidae, essentially tropical and subtropical land birds, with affinities to trogons and swifts and related to the hornbill.
Kingfishers are mostly carnivorous , and nests in Shore Bank tunnels. The family is divided roughly into fishing and forest kingfishers, the American species belonging to the former category.
Kingfishers live in both woodland and wetland habitats. The Laughing Kookaburra, at 45 cm the world's largest kingfisher, is a woodland bird, while the European Kingfisher Alcedo atthis is always found near fresh water.
Diet / Feeding ...
Habitat: Kingfishers live in both woodland and wetland habitats. The Laughing Kookaburra (the world's largest kingfisher) is a woodland bird, while the European Kingfisher Alcedo atthis is always found near fresh water.
Kingfisher, Belted Megaceryle alcyon Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2) Michael J Thompson at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Portland, Oregon
3, 4, 5) Dick Daniels in North Carolina
6) Elaine R Wilson at Blackie Spit ...
Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Both Sexes
Bright blue upper parts and orange-red under parts.
Kingfishers
One UK species, but many more worldwide, most of which are dry-land birds rather than waterside ones, as is the UK kingfisher.
Kingfisher strike
Natural World
The skill and beauty of kingfishers in action captured in slow motion close ups.
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a widespread resident in India. Size: 25 cm.
Anseriformes
Apodiformes ...
Green kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
Identification Tips:
Length: 7.5 inches
Long, stout bill
Green crest
White throat and collar
Green upperparts with white spotting
Male has rusty breast, female has dark spotting on breast ...
Belted Kingfisher at the Hatchery
This Belted Kingfisher gorges itself on fish it plucks out of the show pond at the fish hatchery.
Little Kingfisher Alcedo pusilla
Described by: Temminck (1836)
Alternate common name(s): Mangrove Kingfisher, Ramsay Kingfisher
Old scientific name(s): Ceyx pusillus, Alcyone pusilla ...
Belted Kingfisher Photos
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Belted Kingfisher 1 ...
Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryl alcyon)
Rey Pescador - en Espaņol
Species Code: CEAL ...
Belted Kingfisher
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BELTED KINGFISHER FACTS
Description
The Belted Kingfisher is a blue gray stocky bird with a white collar and white belly. The chest is gray and females also have a reddish brown chest band.
Picture Kingfisher
Kingfishers make up the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.
Types of North American Kingfishers Include: ...
The Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is fairly common and widespread across much of Africa, the Middle East and s.e. Asia. Like many kingfishers, this species feeds on small fish and often hunts from a stationary perch.
Kingfishers live in both woodland and wetland habitats. Kingfishers that live near water hunt small fish by diving. They also eat crayfish, frogs, and insects. Wood kingfishers eat reptiles.
Kingfishers are extremely territorial. These woodland birds have a territorial advertising They sing loudly and repeatedly from a treetop perch, spreading their wings widely, and rotating the body.
Kingfisher and Interstate 10
Bayfront Park
11/19/10
Belted Kingfisher
Spooked a Kingfisher that was on a tree overlooking Lake Superior. He looked at me then flew away.
Kingfishers' trademark blue coloring is not an actual pigment on the feathers. Rather there are layers within the feathers that reflect only blue wavelengths of light. So, as kingfishers fly, their color may change from blue to green.
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Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
ORDER
The taxonomic order CORACIIFORMES (pronounced ko-rah-kee-ih-FOR-meez) is composed of six families of colorful birds such as the motmots, rollers, todies, and kingfishers.
The Kingfisher resorts to the same hole, to breed and roost, for many years in succession. On one occasion, when I attempted to secure one of these birds, long after night had closed, I tried in vain.
Belted Kingfishers occur in the Weaselhead/Glenmore area from May to October. Only rarely will the species arrive in late April or stay until early November.
Malachite Kingfisher is a small bird, 13 cm in length. The general colour of the upper parts of the adult bird is bright metallic blue.
The Belted Kingfisher is a relatively large bird with conspicuous habits. At 13 inches in length with a 20' wingspan and a weight of 5 oz., it is difficult to overlook as it careens noisily about its territory.
The Micronesian kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher with a large, strong beak. The Guam subspecies is sexually dimorphic in color with males blue above and rusty cinnamon below and females similar but with white underparts.
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus)
Status Common in summer, rare in winter. Breeds.
Belted Kingfisher
(Megaceryle alcyon)
Status: Year-round Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2011
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Likely but not confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed ...
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Over 200 species of hornbills, kingfishers, rollers, motmots and bee-eaters make up the order Coraciiformes. They can be found on all continents except Antarctica.
Kingfishers:
The kingfishers are also one of the most beautiful birds that I have ever seen. These are found in the woodland areas as well as wetlands. They are superb divers when it comes to catching fish in the rivers.
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
The beautiful iridescent plumage of the kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) makes it one of our most colourful and instantly recognisable birds;... More 17 Images 6 Videos ...
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge
Ron and Susanne Stannard
Lot 1, Mt. Kooyong Rd.
Julatten, Qld 4871
self-contained units, campground with powered sites
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Kingfishers and Allies (Order Coraciiformes) Members of this group of small to medium-sized stocky birds typically have large heads and small feet.
4. Kingfisher - Central Point, Oregon
5. Bewick's Wren, singing, Central Point, Oregon
6. Ash-throated Flycatcher, Medford, Oregon ...
Kingfishers, rollers, motmots and their allies are small to medium, stocky birds with big heads and small feet. All species have the three front toes joined for at least part of their length (syndactyly).
Kingfishers employ a "sit and wait" technique of hunting, surveying their surroundings from an advantageous perch, then swooping down to seize their prey. Small prey are killed directly by the crushing action of the bill.
Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States
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Kingfishers, hornbills, and allies
Marquesan Kingfisher (Todirhamphus godeffroyi) ...
Belted Kingfisher
Winter Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Winter Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
Kotare, the kingfisher, is around here in numbers again and it is good to hear their friendly piping as well as their harsh alarm rattle.
American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
3/22/04 - Mangrove forest near Colon. This little fellow was so tiny it reminded me of a hummingbird! Quite difficult to spot, lost in the dense tangle of mangrove roots.
Oriental Cuckoos perch prominently at the forest edge, Little Kingfishers shoot past like tiny blue and white arrows, ...
A kingfisher (Halcyonidae) from the Miocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland, with comments on the evolution of kingfishers in Australo-Papua
A Klein's Butterflyfish at Fish Rock
A Klein's Butterflyfish at Horseshoe Reef ...
Sometimes nests of other species of birds were used, including those of belted kingfishers (Ceryle alcyon), black-billed magpies, and American crows (Corvus bachyrhynchos).
MOTMOT is the name for about six genera and eight species of beautiful tropical American birds, inhabiting deep woods or dense thickets, and constituting the family Momotidae (order Coraciiformes), nearest related to todies, kingfishers and rollers.
The motmots form the sub-family Momotinae, which with the Todinae (see ToDY) form the family Momotidae of Coraciiform birds, the nearest allies being rollers (q.v.) and kingfishers (q.v.).
Like the kingfisher, the kookaburra has a long bony ridge along the back of its skull, and strong neck muscles. Although not a diving bird, it is in the same family as the kingfisher.
The largest of the kingfishers, kookaburras mate for life, living in pairs or small family groups. Chicks are born blind and naked, taking a month for their feathers to fill in. Older siblings often help their parents with the next clutch of eggs.
Native to the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia, the laughing kookaburra is the largest member of the Kingfisher family, with females weighing up to one pound (455 grams) and growing to 18 inches (45 centimeters) in length.
Herons, kingfishers, raccoons, cats, foxes, and badgerss are all capable of emptying a pond of its fish.
We saw several different species of kingfisher, most of them beautiful like this pied kingfisher. This one was hanging out at the edge of a marsh.
The laughing kookaburra is the largest of the kingfishers. It has a large bill that has a black upper mandible (top beak), and a tan lower mandible.
The stickleback itself may be preyed on by larger predators, such as larger fish, kingfishers, herons, water shrews and otters. The spines probably protect it from some of its enemies.
 See also: Kingfish, Falcon, Pigeon, Cuckoo, Parrot
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