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Kingfisher
Kingfisher King"fish`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinid[ae]. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies. Note: The belted king-fisher of the United States (Ceryle alcyon) feeds upon fishes. It is slate-blue above, with a white belly and breast, and a broad white ring around the neck. A dark band crosses the breast. The common European species (Alcedo ispida), which is much smaller and brighter colored, is also a fisher. See Alcedo. The wood kingfishers (Halcyones), which inhabit forests, especially in Africa, feed largely upon insects, but also eat reptiles, snails, and small Crustacea, as well as fishes. The giant kingfisher of Australia feeds largely upon lizards and insects. See Laughing jackass, under Laughing.

Meaning of Kingfishers from wikipedia

- into three subfamilies, the tree kingfishers (Halcyoninae), the river kingfishers (Alcedininae), and the water kingfishers (Cerylinae). The name Daceloninae...
- bills and dark legs. The calls of Micronesian kingfishers are generally raspy chattering. Guam kingfishers were terrestrial forest generalists that tended...
- 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...
- Vincent Van Gogh Kingfisher, an album by the band Prawn "Kingfisher", a song on the 2010 album Have One on Me by Joanna Newsom "The Kingfishers", a poem by...
- White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis" (PDF). Indian Birds. 4 (1): 23. Burton NHK (1998). "Notes on the diet of nestling White-throated Kingfishers Halcyon...
- Kingfisher is an Indian beer brewed by United Breweries Group, Bangalore, India. The brand was first introduced in 1857 and then relaunched in 1978 by...
- The water kingfishers or Cerylinae are one of the three subfamilies of kingfishers, and are also known as the cerylid kingfishers. All six American species...
- 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...
- The river kingfishers or pygmy kingfishers, subfamily Alcedininae, are one of the three subfamilies of kingfishers. The river kingfishers are widespread...