common European kingfisher

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• Kingfisher — King fish er (k[i^]ng f[i^]sh [ e]r), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family {Alcedinid[ae]}. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing them with the beak; others feed only upon… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Kingfisher — Taxobox name = Kingfishers image caption = Belted Kingfisher ( Ceryle alcyon ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Coraciiformes subordo = Alcedines subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = Alcedinidae Halcyonidae… …   Wikipedia

• Common Kingfisher — Subspecies A. a. bengalensis in central India. Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• giant kingfisher — Laughing Laugh ing, a. & n. from {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Laughing falcon} (Zo[ o]l.), a South American hawk ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds — Infobox Book name = The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds their distribution and abundance author = Various cover artist = David Nurney illustrator = Various country = England language = English and 13 others in part subject = ornithology… …   Wikipedia

• Alcedo ispida — Kingfisher King fish er (k[i^]ng f[i^]sh [ e]r), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family {Alcedinid[ae]}. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing them with the beak; others feed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ceryle alcyon — Kingfisher King fish er (k[i^]ng f[i^]sh [ e]r), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family {Alcedinid[ae]}. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing them with the beak; others feed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• List of birds of the Netherlands — 463 bird species have occurred in the Netherlands, along with seven introduced species. The avifauna is, of course, typical of coastal northern EuropeAnseriformesAnatidae: swans, geese and ducks * Mute Swan, Cygnus olor * Whooper Swan, Cygnus… …   Wikipedia

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• List of birds of Papua New Guinea — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Papua New Guinea. The avifauna of Papua New Guinea includes a total of 781 species, of which 76 are endemic, one has been introduced by humans, and 18 are rare or accidental. 28 species are globally… …   Wikipedia

• Sibley-Monroe checklist 4 — The Sibley Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds. Coraciiformes (continued)Alcedinidae* Alcedo hercules Blyth s… …   Wikipedia