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	Kingfisher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kingfishers are birds of the three families Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water kingfishers).
		Kingfishers of all three families beat their prey to death, either by whipping it against a tree or by dropping it on a stone.
		Europe and North America north of Mexico are very poorly represented with only one common kingfisher (European and Belted Kingfishers respectively), and a couple of uncommon or very local species each: (Ringed Kingfisher and Green Kingfisher in south Texas, Pied Kingfisher and White-breasted Kingfisher in SE Europe).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingfisher (324 words)

	Belted Kingfisher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous and noisy kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in the northern United States and Canada.
		This bird's breeding habitat is areas near inland bodies of waters or coasts across most of Canada, Alaska and the United States.
		The Belted Kingfisher was depicted on the 1986 series Canadian $5 note.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belted_Kingfisher (313 words)

	Belted Kingfisher
		The belted kingfisher occurs in nearly all of North America, breeding from Northern Alaska and Labrador southward to the southern border of the United States.
		Although none of our kingfishers is as gaudily covered as some of their foreign relatives, it is nonetheless a strikingly beautiful bird, predominantly blue in color and unique in both form and voice.
		When the kingfisher is disturbed, its rather raucous, rattling cry draws immediate attention, and because of the size and color it is observed as it patrols a well defined territory.
	www.pathcom.com /~wgbz/bluesky.htm (1097 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Belted Kingfisher, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent
		Nesting.--The nest of the belted kingfisher is almost invariably in a burrow in a sandy, clay, or gravelly bank, excavated by the birds themselves.
		Kingfishers undoubtedly visit trout hatcheries frequently and can easily catch plenty of trout in the open pools, where the trout have no place to hide and where they are congregated in large numbers; they can do considerable damage in such places, but the trout can be easily protected by placing wire screens over the pools.
		Kingfishers disgorge as pellets the indigestible portions of their food, such as fish bones and scales, the shells of crustaceans and the seeds of berries; the bones and scales found in the nests are remains of such pellets.
	home.bluemarble.net /~pqn/ch11-20/kingfish.html (6875 words)

	Belted Kingfisher
		Belted Kingfisher: Breeds from Alaska eastward across southern Canada and south throughout most of U.S. Spends winters on the Pacific coast north to southeastern Alaska, and throughout the south, north to the Great Lakes and along the Atlantic coast to New England.
		Belted Kingfisher: Six to eight glossy white eggs are laid in a nesting cavity at the end of a long tunnel excavated by the parents, usually in a riverbank of sand or clay.
		Belted Kingfisher: Eats fish, occasionally too long to swallow completely, accounting for sightings of fish tails sticking out from the bill; when fish are scarce, feeds on mollusks, crustaceans, insects, amphibians, reptiles, young birds, small mammals, and berries.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/61/_/Belted_Kingfisher.aspx (676 words)

	Water's Edge, Reflecting life in the coastal south (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The belted kingfisher — with its large head, short neck and dagger-like bill that seems supersized for the small, pigeon-size body and feet — is unmistakable.
		The female kingfisher looks much the same, but is an anomaly in the bird kingdom because she is more colorful than the male.
		The kingfisher brings a fish or other prey in its beak to a perch, and then pounds it against the perch to stun it, tosses it in the air and swallows it headfirst.
	www.waters-edge.com /features/wend02/kingfisher.html (591 words)

	Belted Kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Belted Kingfishers are large birds found along the shores of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and marshes.
		A trick Belted Kingfishers use to avoid being eaten by hawks is to dive into the water at the last minute.
		Kingfishers can sometimes be a nuisance, though, if they live near fish hatcheries, where small fish are grown with the intention of transferring them to other bodies of water.
	fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/belted_kingfisher.htm (372 words)

	Wildlife Radio Spot Script - Forest Service, Alaska Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Kingfishers have a large head, a large bill, and a ragged crest of feathers sticking up from their heads.
		Belted kingfishers are found along woodland streams and ponds and in coastal areas.
		Belted kingfishers are seen sitting on powerlines and in dead trees near water.
	www.fs.fed.us /r10/ro/educators/radio_shows/belted_kingfisher.html (285 words)

	Belted Kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An inhabitant of rivers, streams, and other bodies of permanent water, kingfishers are one of the characteristic species of Ohio's riparian corridors.
		A resident pair of kingfishers will patrol a large section of stream corridor driving out other kingfishers and announcing their displeasure at the presence of human intruders with their resonating call.
		In Ohio kingfishers are generally absent from streams that have been subjected to extensive channel modifications and from small streams bordered by extensive woodlands.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /dnap/rivbirds/kingfish.htm (160 words)

	Belted Kingfisher Species Account - Florida Breeding Bird Atlas
		Belted Kingfishers are resident in Florida, although more common in the Panhandle and north Florida in summer, and central and south Florida in winter.
		Belted Kingfishers are rare and very local breeders in the peninsula, although more widespread and common in the Panhandle.
		Belted Kingfishers often forage in areas far from their nesting sites; therefore, the mere presence of a bird in the summer months does not assure local breeding.
	www.wildflorida.org /bba/BEKI.htm (417 words)

	The Belted Kingfisher
		The Belted Kingfisher!--Now, kind reader, were I infected with the desire of giving new names to well-known objects, you may be assured that, notwithstanding the partly appropriate name given to this bird, I should call it, as I think it ought to have been called, the United States' King-fisher.
		Another reason of equal force might be adduced, which is, that, although the males of all denominations have, from time immemorial, obtained the supremacy, in this particular case the term Belted applies only to the female, the male being destitute of the belt or band by which she is distinguished.
		The more usual range of the Belted Kingfisher, however, is confined to the rivers and creeks that abound throughout the United States; all of which, according to the seasons, are amply supplied with various fishes, on the fry of which this bird feeds.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F25_G1a.html (2338 words)

	Kingfisher at exZOOberance!
		Kingfishers are found in temperate and tropical areas throughout the world, and are especially abundant in the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
		The length of the belted kingfisher is 33 cm (13 in).
		The African dwarf kingfisher is classified as Corythornus lecontei (several other genera have been applied to this species), the laughing kookaburra as Dacelo novaeguineae, the belted kingfisher as Ceryle alcyon, and the ringed kingfisher as Ceryle torquata.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20fly/kingfisher/kingfisher.htm (427 words)

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		Kingfisher habitats can be recognized even in the absense of the bird because of the presense of pellets, the regurgitated digested remains of prey.
		The Belted Kingfisher is a solitary bird except during courtship and mating.
		Although the precise reason is unknown (research, research), one possibility is because the Belted Kingfishers eat small fish, and smaller fish tend to have lower accumulations of toxins in their bodies.
	www.sewanee.edu /Biology/courses/Bio201/98projects/belt.html (556 words)

	Belted Kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Belted Kingfisher is one of only a few species in which the female is more brightly colored than the male.
		Kingfishers are very territorial, and often use this call during disputes with neighboring kingfishers.
		The nest of the kingfisher is dug into a steep bank, usually close to the river or stream where the parents fish for food.
	www.bio.umass.edu /biology/conn.river/beltedkingfishe.html (701 words)

	Salt Grass Flats - Belted Kingfisher
		Kingfishers also eat tadpoles of bullfrogs, crabs, crawfish, mussels, lizards, toads, newts, small snakes, turtles, mice, young birds, insects, and even berries, but they mainly eat small fishes.
		Belted Kingfishers sometimes dive below surface of water to escape attacks of Peregrine Falcon, Cooper's, and Sharp-shinned Hawks.
		Horizontal or slightly upslanting burrow dug by the Kingfisher pair in sand, clay, or gravel bank of creek, river, lake, pond, gravel or sand pit,railroad cut; the nest may be far from water.
	www.saltgrassflats.com /birds/kingfisher.html (374 words)

	Species Spotlight: Belted Kingfisher
		As many may have guessed, the term "kingfisher" means "king of the fishers." It is more interesting to look into the meaning of the scientific words for the belted kingfisher.
		Kingfishers are found the world over and have very quick digestive systems, actually digesting the fish they have swallowed as it inches down their throats.
		From the histories we have been able to gather, the belted kingfishers that were turned in for care had all been captured by roaming dogs and brought back to their masters as a trophy.
	www.tracwv.org /ssbeki.htm (590 words)

	Belted Kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Belted Kingfishers typically sit at a waterside perch watching for suitable prey, usually small fish less than six inches in length.
		Kingfishers may thus have to defend two territories, one for feeding and the other for nesting.
		During the breeding season, Belted Kingfishers range as far north as the Aleutian islands, central Ontario and Labrador, and south throughout the United States as far as southern California, southern Texas and the Gulf Coast.
	birds.cornell.edu /bow/belkin (636 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Alcedinidae - Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
		Breeding Range (see map below): The Belted Kingfisher is resident or breeds throughout almost all of North America except for the far north and parts of the south-central and southwestern United States.
		Habitat: The Belted Kingfisher is found along the margins of rivers, lakes, and bays.
		Kingfishers are highly territorial and usually set up a series of sites they move to within their territory.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/hummer/Calcyon.htm (280 words)

	BioKIDS: Belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) : Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Belted Kingfishers prefer waters that are not overgrown with vegetation.
		Belted Kingfishers are generally solitary, except during the breeding season.
		Belted Kingfishers prefer to construct nesting burrows near their fishing territory, but nest sites can be located far away from water.
	www.biokids.umich.edu /critters/information/Ceryle_alcyon (906 words)

	Belted Kingfisher
		Perhaps that same committee worked on the Belted Kingfisher, for it is a caricature cobbled together from spare parts--heavy outsized bill, spiky crest, abbreviated tail, stubby legs and tiny feet.
		The kingfisher is a "flying rattle" that defends feeding territory even when not nesting, its loud, noisy clatter ringing out over the water.
		The kingfisher perches in solitary splendor on a branch or wire overlooking open water--rivers, bays, coastal and fresh-water marshes or ponds.
	echotourism.com /birding/kingfisher.htm (181 words)

	Whiskey-Jack: The Balcony Birdwatcher's Bailiwick! - The Kingfisher
		The Belted Kingfisher, like the Burrowing Owl and Cliff Swallow, is a bird that nests in the ground, and like the Swallow, it seeks out cliffs or steep banks and excavates a tunnel for its nest.
		The Kingfisher is a solitary bird, with both sexes defending their own fishing territory and only co-operating during the breeding/ nesting season, which can begin as early as April.
		Kingfishers are found world-wide (and not all of them stick to a fish diet or burrow in the ground!) These other Kingfishers merit a brief mention.
	www.pathcom.com /~wgbz/kingfish.htm (1404 words)

	Belted Kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Kingfishers of the family Alcedinidae are short-legged, short-tailed birds with long, sharp beaks.
		Adept anglers, kingfishers are named for the Anglo-Saxon word meaning "king of the fishes." Although kingfishers often perch near water, they are recognized on the fly by their deep, irregular wingbeats.
		Belted Kingfishers are year-round residents of North America and occur throughout most of Alaska and Canada and southward into the western and southwestern United States as far as New Mexico.
	www.nps.gov /gaar/Expanded/key_values/natural_resources/birds/bird_descriptions/belted_kingfisher.htm (483 words)

	All About Birds
		A common waterside resident throughout North America, the Belted Kingfisher is often seen hovering before it plunges headfirst into water to catch a fish.
		The breeding distribution of the Belted Kingfisher is limited in some areas by the availability of suitable nesting sites.
		The Belted Kingfisher is one of the few bird species in which the female is more brightly colored than the male.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Belted_Kingfisher.html (247 words)

	Hilton Pond This Week June 22-28, 2000 (Belted Kingfisher) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Kingfishers are interesting birds to watch in nature, and they're even more amazing in the hand.
		Although the kingfisher doesn't peck like woodpeckers or tear like small birds of prey, it DOES have the ability to clamp down VERY hard with its long, straight beak--just what you might expect from a bird that has to hold tight to a fish it grabs after diving into the water.
		Kingfishers are also unusual in that they burrow several feet into earthen embankments and excavate a nest chamber that is bound to be odoriferous from all the fish adults bring the young.
	www.hiltonpond.org /ThisWeek000622.html (576 words)

	BELTED KINGFISHER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		PR The kingfisher is a picturesque but hardly a handsome or pretty bird.
		The kingfisher is one of the few birds that nests in the ground.
		The male and female join in the task of drilling a tunnel nearly six feet long and six inches in diameter where the nest is constructed and the family raised.
	www.baylink.org /wpc/kgfisher.html (240 words)

	Belted Kingfisher
		Effect of Habitat Alteration: Belted kingfisher has benefited from vegetation encroachment in the river channel primarily through increased numbers of tree limbs along the river that can be used for hunting perches.
		The reduced frequency and duration of scouring action by ice within the river channel however, has greatly reduced the formation of banks and escarpments that are needed for nest burrow construction.
		Belted kingfishers were absent from streams extensively overgrown with shoreline vegetation in Michigan (Salyer and Lagler 1949).
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/distr/birds/platte/species/ceryalcy.htm (430 words)

	Bedford Audubon Society - The Belted Kingfisher
		At 8 inches long, dressed in slate blue, a wild mane-like crest on the back of the head, and a wonderfully spiky bill, the Belted Kingfisher makes no bones about who he is, what he is, and where he is! He is no shrinking violet.
		Without hesitation, the kingfisher dives headfirst into the pond, usually emerging with his or her quarry.
		When not searching the ponds for food, the kingfisher couple may be found on a nearby branch, or atop the red cedar next to the ponds.
	www.bedfordaudubon.org /birds/beki01.html (275 words)

	Belted Kingfisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Belted Kingfisher is unique in many ways.
		Parents eventually teach young Kingfishers to fish by dropping already dead meals into the water for retrieval.
		Belted Kingfisher pairs maintain territories, often occupying separate territories for nesting and feeding.
	www.redpath-museum.mcgill.ca /Qbp/birds/Specpages/beltedkingfisher.htm (182 words)

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