Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Cerylidae
Kingfishers are medium sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There is 1 New Jersey species.
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Jersey
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