Ceryle torquata
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Ceryle torquata
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Size
Length: ??cm (??in), Wingspan: ??cm (??in)
Field Marks
Long, stout bill, blue-gray, ragged crest, white throat and collar, blue-gray upperparts. Barred tail. Male: Rusty breast and belly. Female: Rusty belly, blue-gray breast and white breast band.
Similar species
The Ringed Kingfisher is larger than the Belted Kingfisher and has a rusty belly and different call.
Sounds
The Ringed Kingfisher's call is a loud series of slow rattles, often likened to a series of gunshots (pow, pow pow pow, pow). It is much louder and slower than the Belted Kingfisher and did I say it is LOUD?
Feeding & Behavior
Habitat & Nesting
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Range
United States range restricted to southern Texas.
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