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Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Photo by LivesInADream
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Description:

Like many kingfishers, Belted Kingfishers have a characteristic shaggy crest and heavy-set bill. Belted Kingfishers are sexually dimorphic; as you can see from this photo, males lack the rufous belly band that is present in females.

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Comments (4)
KathleenMcEachern
Thanks for adding your great spottings to Breeding Birds of BC mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9990374 They are an important part of this mission!
LivesInADream
You are correct Hema! Note the lack of a rufous belly band.

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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The Color Blue
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Breeding Birds of BC
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Life Around Vancouver Island
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Marine Life of British Columbia

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PublishedMarch 24, 2014

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