Belted Kingfishers is mostly blue-colored bird with a large bill and a tufted crest on its head. The males have white and blue on their neck and breast, while the females have an additional reddish-brown belly band. The kingfisher is one of the few bird species where the female is more colorful than the male (this one is male). Its presence is often known by the distinctive rattle call it makes while flying. Belted Kingfishers frequent streams, rivers, estuaries, ponds and other relatively clear waterbodies, which they hunt over. They feed mainly on small fish, crayfish, and amphibians. They sometimes hover-hunt as well over the water, then dive into the water to snatch their prey.

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