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Belted Kingfisher
| Color: |
Blue, White |
| Size: |
13" |
| Season: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
Large-headed with a big bill and shaggy crest. The crest and back are blue. Adult male has a blue collar. Adult female has a blue collar with a rusty wash, rusty sides, and a rusty band below the blue collar. Juvenile birds resemble adult females, but lack the rusty band. |
| Voice: |
A harsh, dry, unsteady rattle.
Click here to listen |
| Habitat: |
Streams, rivers and lakes surrounded by a variety of upland habitats. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Kingfishers are one of the few birds capable of stalling flight and hovering in place. As it hovers it scans for food, then plunge-dives into the water to catch fish. |
| Scientific name: |
Megaceryle alcyon |
| Order: |
Coraciiformes |
| Family: |
Alcedinidae |
Adult male Robert Herron |
Adult female Ryan Brady |
Juvenile Ryan Brady |
Nest burrow in a stream bank Johnnie Chamberlin |
Adult in nest burrow Johnnie Chamberlin |
In flight Ron Howard |
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