Ringed kingfisher
Ceryle torquata
Identification Tips:
- Long, stout bill
- Blue-gray, ragged crest
- White throat and collar
- Blue-gray upperparts
- Male has rusty breast and belly, female has rusty belly, blue-gray breast
and white breast band
- Barred tail
- United States range restricted to southern Texas
Similar species:
The Ringed Kingfisher is larger than the Belted Kingfisher and has a rusty
belly and different call.