Belted Kingfisher
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| - | '''Common Name:''' Belted Kingfisher | + | '''Common Name:''' Belted Kingfisher<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Ceryle alcyon | '''Scientific Name:''' Ceryle alcyon | ||
'''Habitat:''' North America. Summers: Breeds from Alaska to Newfoundland, southward to southern United States. Winters: from southern Canada southward to northern South America. Found by open bodies of water. | '''Habitat:''' North America. Summers: Breeds from Alaska to Newfoundland, southward to southern United States. Winters: from southern Canada southward to northern South America. Found by open bodies of water. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 2,000,000 mature adults. |
'''Diet:''' Fish, aquatic invertebrates, insects, and small vertebrates. Hovers above, searching for prey and dives to strike, often submersing it’s self into the water. | '''Diet:''' Fish, aquatic invertebrates, insects, and small vertebrates. Hovers above, searching for prey and dives to strike, often submersing it’s self into the water. | ||
