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Ceryle
(redirected from Pied Kingfisher)

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Noun1.Ceryle - a genus of birds of the family AlcedinidaeCeryle - a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
genus Ceryle
bird genus - a genus of birds
Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae - kingfishers
belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon - greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest
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Dazzling white breasted and pied kingfishers were a common sight, and in the mid morning, large kettles of migrating raptors and storks passed overhead - steppe, imperial, booted and short toed eagles; white and black storks, and from the top of Mount Yo'ash above Eilat, 436 steppe buzzards thermalling through in an hour reminded me of the crucial importance of this strip of land for Europe's migrating birds.
country: John Dempsey on country matters .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Some of our favorites included smaller birds such as the Little Bee Eater, the Pied Kingfisher and the Malachite Kingfisher.
Birds of Botswana by Kreulen, Thomas / PSA Journal
So one morning we took a walk around Kotu Creek, where pied kingfishers hovered over the water, while flocks of bee-eaters gathered nearby.
Birdwatch by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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