Belted Kingfisher Images, Facts and Information:
Megaceryle alcyon
- Belted Kingfishers have powdery blue-gray plumage, dark eyes, tiny legs and feet, large heads with shaggy crests and long, sharp bills. Males have a single blue band on their chests and females have one blue band and one rusty red band.
- Some Belted Kingfishers are migratory and some are year-round residents in their range. Open water is a must for this species.
- Belted Kingfishers require clear open water and vertical open banks for habitat. They can be found near streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, estuaries and other marine habitat.
- Belted Kingfishers primarily eat fish but they also will eat crustaceans such as crayfish, mollusks, insects, amphibians, reptiles, small birds and small fruits like berries.
- Belted Kingfishers nest in burrows they dig, they lay 5 to 8 eggs which hatch in 22 to 24 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous.
- A group of kingfishers can be called a “rattle” or “crown” of kingfishers.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Belted Kingfisher photos.
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher perched on a branch across the creek
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher perched on a branch across the creek
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/1/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher after shaking his feathers
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher after shaking his feathers
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Belted Kingfisher male shaking his head feathers
Title: Belted Kingfisher male shaking his head feathers
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Belted Kingfisher male preening his chest feathers
Title: Belted Kingfisher male preening his chest feathers
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Belted Kingfisher male scratching his head
Title: Belted Kingfisher male scratching his head
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher preening his wing feathers
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher preening his wing feathers
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Preening adult male Belted Kingfisher in a high mountain canyon
Title: Preening adult male Belted Kingfisher in a high mountain canyon
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Belted Kingfisher male preening his back feathers
Title: Belted Kingfisher male preening his back feathers
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher preening a flight feather
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher preening a flight feather
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Goofy looking male Belted Kingfisher
Title: Goofy looking male Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Adult male Belted Kingfisher in a defensive posture
Title: Adult male Belted Kingfisher in a defensive posture
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher with his feathers slicked down
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher with his feathers slicked down
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Adult Belted Kingfisher male looking at something in the sky
Title: Adult Belted Kingfisher male looking at something in the sky
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Perky and alert male Belted Kingfisher
Title: Perky and alert male Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher rattling
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher rattling
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher in flight over a creek
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher in flight over a creek
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2020
An observant adult male Belted Kingfisher
Title: An observant adult male Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/18/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher calling while perched
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher calling while perched
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/18/2020
Shaking adult male Belted Kingfisher with nictitating membrane over his eye
Title: Shaking adult male Belted Kingfisher with nictitating membrane over his eye
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/18/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher close up
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher close up
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 6/18/2020