Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus, 1758)
BELKI
8340
Family: Coraciiformes > Alcedinidae
Much larger than our Kingfisher this extremely rare visitor from North America has a grey (male) or russet (female) breast band.
Like our Kingfisher, the Belted Kingfisher nests in a burrow it excavates in a riverbank; this may be up to 2.5 m in length.
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
SEASONALITY
Belted Kingfisher is an extremely rare vagrant; these records are relate to one elusive but long-staying individual.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Belted Kingfisher, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
Field Codes ![]() |
5-letter code: BELKI | Euring: 8340 |
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