Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
ID Notes 6
The Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, is a piscivorous (fish-eating) bird about the size of a Blue Jay. These birds are common near ponds, wetlands, and streams throughout Western New York. They have stocky bodies, large heads with a shaggy crest on the top and back of the head, and a straight, thick, pointed bill. Their legs are short and their tails are medium length and square-tipped. Belted Kingfishers are bluish gray on top with fine, white spotting on the wings and tail. The underparts are white with a broad, blue breast band. Females also have an addition band - a thick rust colored band across the belly. Juveniles show irregular rusty spotting in the breast band.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Rick Leche - Photography, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/64649343@N00/2841112888
- (c) Becky Matsubara, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/beckymatsubara/44882754652/
- (c) Tim Harding, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyandtim/14035720472/
- (c) Judy Gallagher, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/50574702352/
- (c) Michael Janke, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/nameless-profile/34260514326/
- Adaptado por Robin Foster de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaceryle_alcyon
