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Common Name

Belted Kingfisher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Kingfisher

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae

Genus

Megaceryle

Species

alcyon

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kansas

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migrates south when water freezes over. Where water does not freeze it is resident

Preferred Habitat

Near inland bodies of waters or coasts

Distribution and Range

Most of North America south to very northern tip of South America

Food

Dives from a perch into the water for amphibians, crustaceans, insects, rodents, reptiles and of course fish

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