Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Family: Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
Did you know
The female lays five to eight eggs, and both adults share the task of incubating the eggs and feeding the young.
It also eats amphibians, molluscs, small crustaceans, insects, small mammals, small birds, reptiles, and berries.
The nest of the belted kingfisher is a long tunnel and often slopes uphill.