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Megaceryle alcyon
Like many kingfishers, Belted Kingfishers have a characteristic shaggy crest and heavy-set bill. Belted Kingfishers are sexually dimorphic; as you can see from this photo, males lack the rufous belly band that is present in females.
Spotted on Mar 9, 2014
Submitted on Mar 24, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks! My pleasure Kathleen!
Thanks for adding your great spottings to Breeding Birds of BC mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9990...
They are an important part of this mission!
You are correct Hema! Note the lack of a rufous belly band.
male,