- into
three subfamilies, the tree
kingfishers (Halcyoninae), the
river kingfishers (Alcedininae), and the
water kingfishers (Cerylinae). The name Daceloninae...
-
comprises seven small kingfishers that all eat fish as part of
their diet. The
common kingfisher's closest relative is the
cerulean kingfisher that has white...
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bills and dark legs. The
calls of
Micronesian kingfishers are
generally raspy chattering. Guam
kingfishers were
terrestrial forest generalists that tended...
- The
collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized
kingfisher belonging to the
subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree
kingfishers. It is also known...
- The tree
kingfishers, also
called wood
kingfishers or Halcyoninae, are the most
numerous of the
three subfamilies of
birds in the
kingfisher family, with...
- both were
metamorphosed into
kingfishers. The
specific epithet is
Mediaeval Latin azureus, 'azure'. The
azure kingfisher is
found in
northern and eastern...
-
species has the
typical kingfisher shape with long
heavy bill (heaviest in
Trinidad and Tobago); in
contrast to many
other kingfishers, however, it does not...
- The
belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, con****uous
water kingfisher,
native to
North America. All
kingfishers are
placed in one family...
- Gr**** legend,
which contains 11
species of large, heavy-billed
kingfishers.
Halcyon kingfishers generally prefer woodlands and
primarily consume small terrestrial...
-
access prey.
Ringed kingfishers are
found in
broad areas between Texas, USA and
South America. The
ranges of
ringed and
belted kingfishers overlap from Central...