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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyonLive up to two years in the wild.
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Identification
• Medium sized bird• Large head and shaggy
crest • Blue upperparts• Blue-grey breast band • White ring around neck• Long heavy bill• Female has rust colored
band around midsection
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Range
• Breeds from Alaska across southern Canada and northern US
• It breeds from April to late August then migrates south, following waterways to hunt as it moves
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Habitat• From April to August in
breeding season the Kingfisher prefers rivers, large streams, standing bodies of water
• From September to May the Kingfisher prefers open water in coastal marshes, reservoirs, and rivers
• The Kingfisher needs sandy areas to nest which is why there is a slightly different environment in the summer
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Feeding
• The Kingfisher dives headfirst into water and can reach a depth of two feet before having to surface
• Eats mostly small fish, insects, small mammals, aquatic invertebrates and tadpoles
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Mating
• The Belted Kingfisher lives alone most of the year except for the mating and nesting season in April to August
• The Belted Kingfisher is a monogamous bird so the pair must find each other every mating season
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Nesting
• The mating pair of Belted Kingfishers dig their burrow in sandy banks using only their toes and bills
• The burrows can reach up to 6 ft long
• The pair incubates 6-7 eggs for 22-24 days
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The Young
• The young will be born without feathers and the mother hatches them and the father feeds them
• Once the chicks grow feathers they are fed by both parents
• The young will leave the nest about 35 days after hatching
• In 1-2 weeks the young will be able to feed themselves and will look for territory
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Voice
• The Belted Kingfisher has a fast, repetitive, cackling rattle
• A recording can be found: http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/105632
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Interesting Facts
• Human activity benefit these birds by giving them more nesting area
• The Kingfisher kills its prey by pounding it on its perch
• They have been known to share their tunnels with Swallows. (The Swallows dig out small rooms tucked in tunnel walls)
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To learn more about CREA please visit www.creamaine.org
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Work Cited
• http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks/lib/ccparks/creaturefeature/img_5454_belted_kingfisher.jpg
• http://pie.midco.net/dougback/kingfisher.htm• http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/wetlands/p
hotos/coastal.jpg• http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/birds/images/
GKPeck_kingfisher_nest.jpg• http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/25875118
52_68207b951c.jpg
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• http://chestofbooks.com/animals/birds/Bird-Book/images/YOUNG-KINGFISHERS.jpg
• http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/105632• http://whatbird.wbu.com/obj/61/_/Belted_Ki
ngfisher.aspx• http://www.seattleaudubon.org/birdweb/bird
_details.aspx?id=267• Petersen, Wayne R., and Roger Burrows. Birds
of New England. [Edmonton]: Lone Pine Pub., 2004. Print.