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They also eat amphibians, molluscs, small crustaceans, insects, small mammals, small birds, reptiles and berries. [20] As the kingfisher flies about its habitat, it frequently emits a characteristic rattling call. [21] Accordingly, a small group of belted kingfishers is known as a rattle, concentration, or kerfuffle. [22] [23]
They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. Ash-throated flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens (A) Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus; Great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus (A) Tropical kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus (A)
The belted kingfisher's specific name (Megaceryle alcyon) also references her name. Not all the kingfishers are named in this way. The etymology of kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ) is obscure; the term comes from "king's fisher", but why that name was applied is not known.
Rather, it now seems that the genus probably originates in the Old World, possibly Africa, and the ancestor of the belted and ringed kingfishers made the ocean crossing [7] The Megaceryle kingfishers were formerly placed in Ceryle with the pied kingfisher, but the latter is genetically closer to the American green kingfishers.
They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain colouring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus (A) Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi (A)
Belted kingfisher. Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae. Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
Volunteers in the Flemish Region of Belgium create a vertical bank in which common kingfishers have subsequently nested annually Eggs of Alcedo atthis, MHNT. Like all kingfishers, the common kingfisher is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river.
Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon; Woodpeckers. Order: Piciformes ... Their preferred habitat is open country, and they eat insects and fruit. Their plumage is ...