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Belted Kingfisher
Good Viewing Locations
The following locations are good places to start if your interested in viewing members of the Belted Kingfisher species.
Photographs
These photographs are provided to help you identify members of the
Belted Kingfisher species and are provided here courtesy of
the individual photographers, who retain copyright. You may not reproduce
these photos without permission. Click on any photo for a the full-sized
version.
 73802 bytes 72 dpi - JPEG image 640 x 480 (C) Rosemary Curley All Rights Reserved. |
 224314 bytes 72 dpi - JPEG image 640 x 480 Dwaine Oakley Location: Souris Bridge Date: 09-16-03 |
 192128 bytes 72 dpi - JPEG image 640 x 480 Dwaine Oakley Location: Souris Bridge Date: 09-16-03 |
The following websites can help you learn more about the Belted Kingfisher species. These websites are maintained by other organizations, and when you click on the links below, you'll be visiting their websites, not ours.
Seasonal Frequency
You can use the following as a guide to when you can most easily expect to spot members
of the Belted Kingfisher species on Prince Edward Island. This information comes from
The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island which retains and publishes records of bird
sightings.
| Spring March 16 to May 31 (northerly migration) |
Fairly common, 1 - 9 birds per day |
| Summer June 1 to August 15 (nesting season) |
Fairly common, 1 - 9 birds per day |
| Autumn August 16 to December 14 (southerly migration) |
Fairly common, 1 - 9 birds per day |
| Winter December 15 to March 15 |
Rare, 1 - 5 birds per season Uncommon, 1 - 12 birds per fortnight |
Nesting on PEI
The Belted Kingfisher is known or believed to nest on PEI.
This information has been taken from website "Birds of the Island"