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How Does the Belted Kingfisher Nest?
The distinctive, loud rattling call of the belted kingfisher is one of the first things you’ll notice when watching your local waterways. These fish-eating birds often perch high on snags or on a pole over a stream or river and plunge headfirst into the water to grab a meal. They are found throughout most of the United States and Canada in all seasons, although they are less common on Prince Edward Island.

In the wild, kingfishers live most of their lives as loners until mating season comes around. They are monogamous, and pairs mate for life. Courtship takes place over a territory near streams, rivers, lakes, canals, or any other waterside habitat. tai yến thô include aerial pursuits of the female, dropping and quivering wings as the male dives to catch fish for her, and a courtship feeding where the male brings a freshly caught fish to the female and feeds it to her.

When it comes to nesting, a mated pair works as a team to dig a tunnel into the earth along the banks of a stream, river, lake, or other waterbody. A tunnel generally slopes up from the entrance to keep water from flooding the nest chamber. Using their long bills and shuffle-like feet, both birds begin digging a nest cavity by forming a hole in the side of the bank, sometimes digging through a layer of mud or gravel.

Once a tunnel is completed, the mated pair lay about six eggs that are incubated by both sexes for 22-24 days. After hatching, young are fed partly digested fish and other small arthropods and mollusks. gia công yến hũ nha trang spit out any parts of the fish they can’t digest, such as bones and scales.

During the breeding season, a pair defends a territory that extends along the length of a stream and may be shared with swallows. The nesting site is often an upsloped tunnel that can be up to eight feet long. Unlike most birds that rely on solid materials like wood or rock for their nests, kingfishers line their tunnels with twigs, branches, and leaves.

The tunnels are sometimes lined with sand or pebbles to prevent water from entering the nest, and they may be reused from year to year. The tunnels also tend to be shallow, so that a flood of water will not reach the nesting chamber.

Despite being fairly common, kingfishers have declined in recent decades in many areas. The biggest threat seems to be the loss of nesting sites due to human activities. To learn more about the potential impact of climate change on the species, see Audubon’s Survival by Degrees: Birds and Climate project.
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