The ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) is a large, conspicuous, and noisy kingfisher bird commonly found along the lower Rio Grande Valley in southeasternmost...
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ancestor of the ringed kingfisher and the belted kingfisher in the genus Megaceryle. The subfamily Cerylinae contains nine kingfisher species and is divided...
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other species: the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), the ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata), and the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) with...
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one common kingfisher (common kingfisher and belted kingfisher, respectively), and two uncommon or very local species each: (ringed kingfisher and green...
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the Chloroceryle American green kingfishers. The belted kingfisher's closest living relative is the ringed kingfisher (M. torquata), and these two in...
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kingfisher and the African giant kingfisher. The underparts may be white or rufous, and all forms have a contrasting breast band except male ringed kingfisher...
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Hover (behaviour) (section Kingfishers)
bat Small Kingfishers such as Belted kingfisher may hover over water before diving in to catch fish. Larger species such as Ringed kingfisher are too heavy...
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The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized...
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warbler Ring ouzel Ring-billed gull Ring-necked dove Ring-necked duck Ring-necked francolin Ring-tailed pigeon Ringed antpipit Ringed kingfisher Ringed storm...
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The ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata, a more distant relative, also occurs on the same rivers, but is twice as heavy as the Amazon kingfisher. Genetically...
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ocelot, ghost-faced bat, collared peccary, great-tailed grackle, ringed kingfisher, common opossum, gray-breasted crake, Northern jacana, yellow-headed...
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Black-throated Mango Andean Flamingo White-barred Piculet Toco Toucan Ringed Kingfisher Scarlet Macaw Formosa is home to a variety of reptiles, each with...
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List of birds of South America (section Kingfishers)
Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata...
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link] Sazima, Ivan (2015). "Save your tears: eye secretions of a Ringed Kingfisher fed upon by an erebid moth". Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 23...
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LC Mariana kingfisher, Todiramphus albicilla (Northern Mariana Islands) (ENM) Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata LC Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle...
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The Vought OS2U Kingfisher is an American catapult-launched observation floatplane. It was a compact mid-wing monoplane, with a large central float and...
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kingfisher has been recorded in Georgia. Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata (accidental) Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon Order: Piciformes Family:...
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List of birds of North America (section Kingfishers)
Chloroceryle americana LC Green-and-rufous kingfisher, Chloroceryle inda LC Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata LC Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae The...
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List of birds of California (section Kingfishers)
on the AOS Check-list) Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata (accidental) Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon Amazon kingfisher, Chloroceryle amazona...
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later. When a ringed bird is found, and the ring number read and reported back to the ringer or ringing authority, this is termed a ringing recovery or...
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Two species have been recorded in Washington. Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata (A) Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon Order: Piciformes Family:...
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List of birds of Brazil (section Kingfishers)
Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata...
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List of birds of Florida (section Kingfishers)
Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata...
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shoveler, flying steamer duck, rosy-billed pochard, red-gartered coot, ringed kingfisher, great egret, cocoi heron, black-crowned night heron, torrent duck...
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cock-of-the-rock, scarlet macaw, green-and-rufous kingfisher, Amazon kingfisher, ringed kingfisher, rufous motmot, oilbird, and the endemic Chiribiquete...
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kingfisher Banded kingfisher Belted kingfisher Crested kingfisher Giant kingfisher Ringed kingfisher Hook-billed kingfisher Stork-billed kingfisher Great-billed...
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List of birds of Colombia (section Kingfishers)
Colombia. Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766) Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758) Amazon kingfisher, Chloroceryle...
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List of birds of Arizona (section Kingfishers)
Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Ringed Kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata...
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List of birds of Texas (section Kingfishers)
Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata...
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List of birds of Mexico (section Kingfishers)
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon Ringed kingfisher...
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