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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jonathon Jongsma (XC132873). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Ringed KingfisherMegaceryle torquata
Green KingfisherChloroceryle americana
Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona
Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
Green HeronButorides virescens
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Kentucky | 94,264 |
|---|---|
| United States | 62,693 |
| Canada | 15,275 |
| Nunavut | 11,718 |
| California | 11,148 |
| Texas | 7,115 |
| Ontario | 6,379 |
| British Columbia | 4,550 |
| Washington | 3,681 |
| Mexico | 3,440 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Burrow nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in burrows.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies · Coraciiformes |
| Family | Kingfishers · Alcedinidae |
| Genus | Large Crested Kingfishers · Megaceryle |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Canton, Ohio, United States
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Belted Kingfisher with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.