The belted kingfisher is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher native to North America. It is the only kingfisher found across most of its range, breeding near inland waters and coasts throughout Canada and the United States, including Alaska, and migrating south to the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and the West Indies for the winter.
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Classification
Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceBoth sexes have a slate blue head, large white collar, large blue band on the breast, and white underparts, and this species has a large head with a shaggy crest 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Sources
1. Belted kingfisher, Wikipedia
Taxobox, scientific name field
Megaceryle alcyon
Taxobox, conservation status field
Least Concern
Description section
Both sexes have a slate blue head, large white collar, large blue band on the breast, and white underparts. This species has a large head with a shaggy crest.
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