belted kingfisher
noun
: a North American kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon synonym Ceryle alcyon) that is slate blue above and white below with a slate-blue breast band and an additional chestnut-colored band in the female
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Meanwhile, in some of the species, such as the red-necked phalarope and belted kingfisher, the female bird actually displays more color than the male.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
Six soaring black vultures and a belted kingfisher at Turners Falls and a cackling goose at the Barton Cove campground in Gill.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
Bird-watching walks occur monthly, providing even newbie birders with the opportunity to spy a red-tailed hawk or a belted kingfisher.
—Jeanine Barone, The Know, 23 Feb. 2020
The idea is to walk the course and look for the birds, starting with Canada geese on Hole 1 and then through such species as Eastern towhees, American robins, belted kingfishers and mallards.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2020
In 2015-16 alone, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection employees killed 70 birds – including great blue herons, belted kingfishers and common mergansers - at the state’s Burlington, Quinebaug Valley and Kensington fish hatcheries.
—Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 21 May 2018
At the shore of Lake Katherine, a male belted kingfisher gave his coarse rattle before diving into the water to successfully secure a fish for lunch.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 26 Oct. 2017
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
Six soaring black vultures and a belted kingfisher at Turners Falls and a cackling goose at the Barton Cove campground in Gill.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
Bird-watching walks occur monthly, providing even newbie birders with the opportunity to spy a red-tailed hawk or a belted kingfisher.
—Jeanine Barone, The Know, 23 Feb. 2020
The idea is to walk the course and look for the birds, starting with Canada geese on Hole 1 and then through such species as Eastern towhees, American robins, belted kingfishers and mallards.
—Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2020
In 2015-16 alone, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection employees killed 70 birds – including great blue herons, belted kingfishers and common mergansers - at the state’s Burlington, Quinebaug Valley and Kensington fish hatcheries.
—Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 21 May 2018
At the shore of Lake Katherine, a male belted kingfisher gave his coarse rattle before diving into the water to successfully secure a fish for lunch.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 26 Oct. 2017
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