Physical 

Kingfishers are small birds with large heads and bills, and can measure up to 33 cm.  They are blue-gray in color dorsally and white ventrally.

 

Habitat

C. alcyon occur in rivers, lakes, and saltwater estuaries.  They winter on the Pacific Coast north to southeast Alaska and along the Atlantic Coast to New England.

 

Feeding 

Belted Kingfishers feed on fish, crabs, crayfish, salamanders, lizards, mice, and insects.  They make steep dives into the water to catch their prey, and sometimes reach depths of 50 ft.