Definition of kingfishers Kingfishers

/kɪˈŋfɪˌʃɚz/ - [kingfisherz] -

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Noun Plural: kingfishers
kingfisher - nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
		coraciiform bird chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
		alcedinidae, family alcedinidae kingfishers
		alcedo atthis, eurasian kingfisher small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
		belted kingfisher, ceryle alcyon greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest

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kingfisher (Noun)
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines, having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.

kingfisher (n.)
Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.

Kingfisher are small unmistakable bright blue and orange birds of slow moving or still water. They fly rapidly, low over water, and hunt fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water's surface. Kingfishers are amber listed because of their unfavourable conservation status in Europe.

Habitat.

They are a vulnerable to hard winters and habitat degradation through pollution or unsympathetic management of watercourses. Eating fish and aquatic insects.