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.
Male Belted Kingfisher landing with prey
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher landing with prey
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/22/2016
Male Belted Kingfisher with tiny fish
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher with tiny fish
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/22/2016
Male Belted Kingfisher lifting off from a post
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher lifting off from a post
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/22/2016
Male Belted Kingfisher tossing his prey into the air
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher tossing his prey into the air
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/22/2016
Belted Kingfisher male about to take off
Title: Belted Kingfisher male about to take off
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/3/2016
Perched Male Belted Kingfisher
Title: Perched Male Belted Kingfisher
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/3/2016
Male Belted Kingfisher with open bill
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher with open bill
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/3/2016
Male Belted Kingfisher wing lift with open bill
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher wing lift with open bill
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/3/2016
Belted Kingfisher with exposed nictitating membrane
Title: Belted Kingfisher with exposed nictitating membrane
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/3/2016
Perched male Belted Kingfisher at Farmington Bay
Title: Perched male Belted Kingfisher at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/3/2016
Resting Belted Kingfisher male
Title: Resting Belted Kingfisher male
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/3/2016
Perched female Belted Kingfisher
Title: Perched female Belted Kingfisher
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2016
Female Belted Kingfisher
Title: Female Belted Kingfisher
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2016
Female Belted Kingfisher on a February afternoon
Title: Female Belted Kingfisher on a February afternoon
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2016
Belted Kingfisher at Farmington Bay WMA
Title: Belted Kingfisher at Farmington Bay WMA
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, UT
Date: 1/14/2015
Male Belted Kingfisher
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/14/2015
Belted Kingfisher, small in frame
Title: Belted Kingfisher, small in frame
Location: Jordan River Parkway Trail, Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/6/2011