The Belted Kingfisher (BEKI) is 13” long with a wingspan of 20”. The genus name Ceryle (ah-SER-ih-lee) is from the Greek kerylos, a halcyon, or in Latin halcyon, a kingfisher.
Belted Kingfisher Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Belted Kingfisher - East Cascades Audubon Society
Belted Kingfisher
Belted kingfisher (male)
Adirondack Wildlife: The Belted Kingfisher - - The Adirondack Almanack
Belted Kingfisher Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Belted Kingfisher - East Cascades Audubon Society
Belted Kingfisher Audubon Field Guide
Belted Kingfisher John James Audubon's Birds of America
Belted Kingfisher - East Cascades Audubon Society
Eastside Audubon Society
Eastside Audubon Society
A young kingfisher practices its fishing skills on an unlikely lunch
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