Does anyone know about kingfishers Information about kingfishers

Updated on amusement 2024-08-15
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  1. Anonymous users2024-02-16

    Information on the kingfisher.

    Kingfisher genus (Alcedo; Kingfishers) is a genus of the Kingfisher family. bluish-black from forehead to occipital, densely interspersed with emerald blue transverse spots, dorsal emerald blue, belly chestnut brown; pale transverse spots on the top of the head; The mouth and feet are red. From a distance, it looks like a woodpecker.

    Because of the emerald blue feathers on the back and face, it is commonly known as the kingfisher. There are 3 species of kingfishers in China: the bar-headed kingfisher, the blue-eared kingfisher, and the common kingfisher.

    The last one is common and widely distributed.

    Kingfishers often perch upright on low branches or rocks near the water, waiting for opportunities to prey on fish and shrimp, etc., so they are also known as fish tigers and fish dogs.

    It prefers to inhabit shrubs or sparse forests, clear and slow-flowing rivers, lakes and irrigation canals. Lonely sexuality, usually live alone on branches or rocks near the water's edge, waiting for opportunities to hunt, food mainly small fish, and eat crustaceans and a variety of aquatic insects and their larvae, but also peck at small frogs and a small number of aquatic plants. The breeding season of kingfishers in southern China is from April to July every year.

    Kingfishers nest in the walls of earthen cliffs with their thick beaks, and also nest in tunnels in field dikes, and like woodpeckers, they are generally unbedded. The eggs are laid directly on the nest ground. Each clutch lays 6 7 eggs.

    Egg pure white, shiny, slightly spotted, about 28 mm 18 mm in size, 1 2 litters per year; The incubation period is about 21 days, and the males and females incubate their eggs together, but only the females feed their chicks. Kingfisher feathers are beautiful and can be used as decorations. However, the thirst for fish is not good for fishery production.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-15

    The scientific name "common kingfisher" (English name riverkingfisher), belongs to the kingfisher family of Buddhism, Dharma and Sangha, mainly feeds on fish, shrimp, aquatic insects and crustaceans, is a common resident bird, all over the eastern part of China, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces in the west are also distributed.

    In our country, there are only three types of kingfishers: the bar-headed kingfisher, the blue-eared kingfisher, and the common kingfisher.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-14

    The feathers on the kingfisher's head resemble an olive-colored turban, embroidered with emerald green patterns. The feathers on the back are like a green coat. The feathers on the belly resemble a russet shirt.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-13

    Kingfishers are a group of brightly coloured, small-sized fish-eating birds, although most kingfishers are not actually fish-eating, and many kingfishers are large and some are dull (although most kingfishers are very brightly coloured). There are 18 genera, 94 species and 307 subspecies in this family, and there are 5 genera and 11 species in China. It can be divided into three subfamilies, the kingfisher subfamily, the fish and dog subfamily, and the emerald subfamily (kookaburda subfamily), which are distributed all over the world, and there are three main distribution areas, namely the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and the Americas.

    Of the three ranges of kingfishers, the Asia-Pacific region is home to the largest concentration of kingfishers, with far more species than the rest of the world combined, and the highest diversity is found on the islands of Southeast Asia and Oceania, with New Guinea and nearby islands as the core, due to the evolution of different species in the relative isolation of these different islands, and the evolution of some widely distributed species in these places as well as the evolution of different subspecies. In addition to the wide variety of species, the Asia-Pacific region also has the highest diversity in terms of morphology, habits, etc. Kingfisher habitats are diverse, including forests, especially rainforests, savannas, freshwater waters, bay zones, especially mangrove areas.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Kingfishers, also known as fishermen, also known as fishdogs, most kingfishers have blue wings with some green. Prettier than a parrot.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    The length of the kingfisher.

    The original one and one 1 feet.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    The most awesome English is not bad.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    It is named after the emerald blue of the ( ) and ( ) feathers.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    The kingfisher family (scientific name: alcedinidae) has 94 species in 18 genera. It is found from Africa to South Asia and East Asia to Australia, with a very small presence in the Americas.

    The common kingfisher is found in Europe and northern Asia. The body is small, with a long and broad beak and a short tail. Aquatic or wooded both.

    Aquatic dwellers often perch upright on low branches or rocks near the water, waiting for an opportunity to hunt fish and shrimp. Foresters are found in Australia and New Guinea, where the kookaburra is the largest kingfisher and feeds on snakes and lizards. Generally, it is nested in the earthen cliff wall.

    Males and females co-hatch eggs, but only the females feed their chicks. There are 7 genera and 11 species in China, such as common kingfisher, white-collar jadeite, blue jadeite, spotted fish dog, etc. Among them, the blue-eared kingfisher and the stork-billed kingfisher are second-class protected animals in China.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-07

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  11. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Kingfisher droppings can be used as fertilizer, feathers can be made into bright clothes, and the beak is very pointed, which is used to catch fish. The kingfisher has a crisp song and loves to fly close to the water, flying fast like an arrow. Kingfishers love to live on the top of mountains or steep rock walls, and in order to catch fish, they are usually on very low mountains or rock walls.

    so as not to cause the possibility of starvation.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-05

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  13. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Also called Jade to the bird, he is emerald blue negative brown in this life, usually in a straight posture, Sissi is motionless for a long time by the water, waiting to swim by, whenever she sees fish and shrimp, she quickly and ferociously swoops in the water.

  14. Anonymous users2024-02-03

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