belted kingfisher
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of belted kingfisher
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Birdwatchers saw the belted kingfisher near Samlesbury before tracking it as it flew to Brockholes Nature Reserve.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2022
"I thought it has to be a belted kingfisher, but it cannot possibly be. It was stunning."
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2022
My second favorite—not in any particular order—is the belted kingfisher, female in particular.
From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2020
The moment of seeing this belted kingfisher on the tip of a cattail, doing its call, swooping across the creek—and being so present in that moment—made me realize that I can actually enjoy my job.
From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2020
The belted kingfisher bores into the bank of the river and rears his family of six or eight in the dark, ill-odoured chamber at the end.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William
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