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The belted kingfisher is a stocky, medium-sized bird that measures between 28–35 cm (11–14 in) in length with a wingspan of between 48–58 cm (19–23 in). This kingfisher can weigh from 113 to 178 g (4.0 to 6.3 oz). [6] [7] The adult female averages slightly larger than the adult male. This species has a large head with a shaggy crest ...
The banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is a tree kingfisher found in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus Lacedo. Male and female adults are very different in plumage. The male has a bright blue crown with black and blue banding on the back. The female has rufous and black banding on the head and ...
Male passing fish to female in spring courtship ritual Male fishing in Italy's Po River. The common kingfisher hunts from a perch 1–2 m (3–7 ft) above the water, on a branch, post or riverbank, bill pointing down as it searches for prey.
Rather, it now seems that the genus probably originates in the Old World, possibly Africa, and the ancestor of the belted and ringed kingfishers made the ocean crossing [7] The Megaceryle kingfishers were formerly placed in Ceryle with the pied kingfisher , but the latter is genetically closer to the American green kingfishers.
The largest kingfisher in Africa is the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), which is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in length and 255–426 g (9.0–15.0 oz) in weight. [17] The common Australian kingfisher, known as the laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), is the heaviest species, with females reaching nearly 500 g (18 oz) in weight. [18]
The name Dacelo is an anagram of alcedo, the Latin word for a kingfisher. [7] A molecular study published in 2017 found that the genus Dacelo , as then defined, was paraphyletic . The shovel-billed kookaburra was previously classified in the monotypic genus Clytoceyx , but was reclassified into Dacelo based on phylogenetic evidence.
The ringed kingfisher is from the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes. [10] The ringed kingfisher is related to the belted kingfisher. [11] Overall, the species appears much larger than its counterpart, while possessing a rufous belly, a massive bill, and a blue back. [12] Male Kingfisher perching over a river to capture its prey
The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, it has five recognised subspecies. Its black and white plumage and crest, as well as its habit of hovering over clear lakes and rivers before diving for fish, make it distinctive.