The kingfishers has over 100
species worlwide, but only the belted kingfisher is found in Canada, where
it breeds across the country.
The belted kingfisher is an expert fisherman, capturing it's prey by
diving directly into the water from a preferred perch location. Beetles,
grasshoppers, crickets and frogs are also consumed.
Fall migration begins around mid-September, usually on an individual
basis. Moving along the shores of lakes and rivers, it migrates only
during the day. The kingfisher is found throughout Mexico in winter,
but in early April it returns to Canada.
Belted Kingfisher stamps
Birds of British Columbia
Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves
University of Michigan
Bird Pictures and Wildlife Photography by Ron Austing
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Birds of Nova Scotia
Birds of the Prince Edward Island
Wildlife Neighbors of the Williamsburg area
Georgia Museum of Natural History
Digibird
eNature.com
Familiar Birds
Bird Biographies
CyberScol (french)
Oiseaux du Québec (Les)
