Stocky, large-headed bird with a shaggy crest and a thick daggerlike bill. Females are blue-gray with a chestnut belly band and flanks.
Large, crested fish-eating bird. Males are blue-gray with a white collar and blue-gray breast band.
Typically forages by perching on a high branch or telephone wire before plunging headfirst into a shallow water body. Pursues fish, amphibians, reptiles, and other aquatic prey.
Large, big-headed bird with a heft bill. Females are more colorful than males with a chestnut belly band and flanks.
Often hovers above water looking for fish. Males have a single blue-gray breast band.
Catches fish by plunging directly into the water from a perch, or by hovering over the water and diving in.
Found near streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and estuaries.
Belted Kingfishers are stocky, large-headed birds with a shaggy crest on the top and back of the head and a straight, thick, pointed bill. Their legs are short and their tails are medium length and square-tipped.
Smaller than an American Crow; larger than a Hairy Woodpecker.
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