belted kingfisher

noun

1. a grayish-blue, North American kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, having a white breast marked with a grayish-blue band.

Word History and Origins

Origin of belted kingfisher¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

Less likely birds that have occurred in Britain are the belted kingfisher and American yellow-billed cuckoo.

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There are some birds that cannot sing: the belted kingfisher, for instance; he can only rattle.

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The belted kingfisher comes close to the house, where I can watch him fishing as I sit at the window.

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But he leaves when a belted kingfisher comes screaming along the stream.

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These birds are chiefly tropical, the Belted Kingfisher being the only one of the family that is found north of Texas.

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