kingfisher Englisch Deutsch:
kingfisher Definition:
- Alcedininae Halcyoninae Cerylinae
Kingfisher (n.) Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak |
kingfisher nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill, usually crested and brightolored, feed mostly on fish |
Eurasian kingfisher / Alcedo atthis small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage |
belted kingfisher / Ceryle alcyon greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest |
kingfisher daisy / Felicia bergeriana softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays |
kingfisher Synonyme:
magpie Audubon warbler Canada goose English sparrow accumulator adjutant bird agreeable rattle albatross all sorts argala assemblage assortment auk auklet avocet babbler bald eagle baldpate bank swallow barbet barn owl barn swallow barnacle goose big talker bill collector bittern blab blabber blabberer blabbermouth blackbird blackcap blatherer blue jay booby broad spectrum bullfinch bunting bush wren bushtit butcher bird buzzard canary canvasback capercaillie caracara cardinal cassowary catbird cattle egret chaffinch chat chatterbox chatterer chewink chickadee chicken hawk chimney swift chipping sparrow cliff swallow cockatiel cockatoo collection agent collector condor conglomeration connoisseur coot cormorant cowbird crake crane creeper crossbill crow cuckoo curlew cushat dipper dodo douanier dove duck dunlin dunner eagle egret eider duck emu erne exciseman falcon farmer finch flamingo flicker flycatcher frigate bird fulmar gabber gabbler gallimaufry gannet garganey gasbag gatherer gibble-gabbler goldeneye goldfinch goose great talker greylag goose grosbeak grouse guillemot guinea fowl gull gyrfalcon harrier hash hawk hawk owl hermit thrush heron hobby hodgepodge honker hoopoe hoot owl horned owl hot-air artist hotchpot hotchpotch house finch house martin hummingbird ibis idle chatterer indigo bunting jabberer jackdaw jay jumble junco jungle fowl kea kestrel killdee killdeer kingbird kingfisher kinglet kite kittiwake kiwi kookaburra lammergeier lapwing lark laughing jackass linnet loon macaw mallard marabou martin mash mavis medley melange merganser merl mess mew mingle-mangle miscellany miser mishmash mix mixed bag mockingbird moulin a paroles mud hen murre mute swan myna myna bird night-heron nighthawk nightingale nightjar nutcracker nuthatch odds and ends olio olla podri |