crested kingfisher

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• Crested Kingfisher — Adult Crested Kingfisher, Jim Corbett National Park, India Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• crested kingfisher — kuoduotasis keršasis tulžys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ceryle lugubris; Megaceryle lugubris angl. crested kingfisher vok. Trauerfischer, m rus. большой пегий зимородок, m pranc. martin pêcheur tacheté, m ryšiai:… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

• kingfisher — [kiŋ′fish΄ər] n. [ME kyngys fyschare, lit., king s fisher] any of a family (Alcedinidae) of coraciiform birds, usually having bright coloration, a large, crested head, a large, strong beak, and a short tail: most species dive for fish …   English World dictionary

• kingfisher — /king fish euhr/, n. any of numerous fish or insect eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored. [1400 50; KING + FISHER; r. king s fisher, late ME kinges… …   Universalium

• 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

• kingfisher — noun Date: 15th century any of numerous nonpasserine birds (family Alcedinidae) that are usually crested and bright colored with a short tail and a long stout sharp bill …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• kingfisher — /ˈkɪŋfɪʃə / (say kingfishuh) noun any of numerous fish or insect eating birds of the families Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae and Cerylidae, all of which are stout billed and small footed, and many of which are crested or brilliantly coloured. Those… …  

• Water kingfisher — Water Kingfishers Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• belted kingfisher — noun greyish blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest • Syn: ↑Ceryle alcyon • Hypernyms: ↑kingfisher • Member Holonyms: ↑Ceryle, ↑genus Ceryle * * * noun : a No. Ame …   Useful english dictionary

• List of Asian birds — This list of Asian birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Asia.NotesThe taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements Birds of the World: A Checklist , and reflects all changes to that work until July, 2005.… …   Wikipedia

• List of birds of Burma — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Burma. The avifauna of Burma includes a total of 1062 species, of which 6 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 10 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in Burma and is… …   Wikipedia