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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon · Alcedinidae
Where it's found
Every region with Belted Kingfisher in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
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Field notes
What to look for
A stocky blue-grey bird with a shaggy crest, a white collar and a dagger bill; rattles as it flies along a river.
Where
Rivers, lakes and creeks across the province; nests in burrows in sandy banks.
When
April to October; some winter on open water.
Tips
Females have an extra rusty band on the belly. Hovers then plunges for fish.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#149 · Common🐦Calliope Hummingbird
#147 · Rare🐦Hairy Woodpecker
#150 · Common🐦Rufous Hummingbird
#146 · Uncommon🐦Ruby-throated Hummingbird
#145 · Uncommon🐦Pileated Woodpecker
#151 · Uncommon
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