Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Belted Kingfisher

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Subclass:Neornithes
Infraclass:Neognathae
Superorder:Neoaves
Order:Coraciiformes
Suborder:Alcedini
Family:Cerylidae
Genus:Megaceryle
Species:M. alcyon
The Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous and noisy water kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in the northern United States and Canada.

for more details please visit the website :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belted_Kingfisher

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