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| Query: water birds | Result: 961st of 1113 | |
Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
| Subject: | Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
| | Poster: | Shahril (different_world_06@hotmail.com)
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| Resolution: 299x450
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Date: 2023:08:03 12:37:44
Upload Date: 2023:08:03 21:45:35
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The loud and brash ringed kingfisher looks like a super-sized version of a belted kingfisher. This steely blue and rich chestnut bird is nearly the size of an American crow, with a massive, daggerlike bill it uses to grab fish out of freshwater rivers and lakes. It often perches for long periods in the open on a bare branch, bridge or utility wire over water. Common in much of Latin America, it barely reaches into the U.S. in southern Texas. |
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