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Kingfishers

Kingfishers are a brightly colored bird characterized by a long, pointed bill and large heads and found mostly in Australia and Asia.

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What is the scientific name of a blue-capped kingfisher?

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Kingfishers are not one species. There are 90 species within this group. The suborder of kingfishers is split into three families, Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae, and Cerylidae.

Can the kingfisher walk?

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no stupid, its a fish (kingFISHer) of course it cant walk

How many eggs do kingfisher?

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Of course they lay eggs, they're birds ! did you not learn anything in biology ?

Are kingfishers feathers water-proof?

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Most birds' feathers are fairly waterprooof.

They have to preen themselves to keep them waterproof.

What is the shape of kingfisher's beak?

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They have very pointy beak.

Why are kingfishers wings blue?

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To be able to fly with less effort.

Will Ospreys eat kingfishers?

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The great majority of birds of prey are opportunists - if they can easily catch something edible, even if it is not usual prey, and particularly if they are very hungry, they very often will. No doubt some kingfishers will have been eaten by owls, somewhere, at some time.

Maori name for a kingfisher?

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Toroa is the Maori name for the Royal Albatross.

A name for a diving bird 3 letters?

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AUK - According to the RSPB "The little auk is a small seabird, the size of a starling. It is black above and white below, and in flight it shows dark underwings. It has a black stubby bill, and a short neck and tail. It flies with very fast whirring wingbeats low over the sea. It is a winter visitor to the waters around the UK in small numbers each year. It breeds in the Arctic and winters in the North Atlantic. Some birds enter the North Sea in autumn and large numbers can be seen passing offshore during gales."

How do the kingfisher make its nest?

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It digs out the mud at the side of a riverbank.

How tall is a kingfisher?

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The maximum is 15 years

What does kingfisher mean?

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It can symbolize a well practiced huntsman.

Why the kingfisher got its name?

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# It got it's name simply because when the guy who named it was nameing it he/she saw that it was a brilliant fisher, so it was named the Kingfisher as in it was the king of fishing birds.