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© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay Library Missouri, March 19, 1997

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Indiana, May 25, 1995Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
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Minnesota, June 18, 1963Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library
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Ontario, April 29, 1983Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library

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Male and female Belted Kingfishers give strident, mechanical rattles in response to the slightest disturbance. When threatened they may give screams, which males sometimes combine with harsh calls.

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