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Birds of the Botanic Gardens

Ringed Kingfisher: Ceryle torquata; Local name: Kingfisher, Gad-lyviere;
Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Description:A large, strikingly colorful bird, with primarily blue-grey and reddish brown plumage; a Dominica resident, and the largest Kingfisher in the Americas, 38-41 cm long (15-16 in); has a large, pointed beak, a shaggy crest, white collar, blue-grey upperparts, reddish brown (rufous) underparts, with banded black and white tail; male has white undertail coverts; female has a wide, blue-grey band across upper chest with narrow white band at lower edge; the Kingfisher lives largely in trees on the banks of rivers, lakes, swamps and ponds, and feeds on fish, for which it dives headfirst, retrieving its prey with its beak; it also eats small crustaceans, frogs, aquatic insects, and small mammals, lizards and berries; it is seen occasionally in the economic crops section of the Gardens; click  here  and  here    to see its videos and here to listen to its call. 

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References:
Arlington James, et al. Dominica’s Birds. Forestry, Wildlife and Parks Division, Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, Dominica, 2005
James Bond. Birds of the West Indies. Collins, St James Place, London, 4th Edition, 1979
Herbert Raffaele, et al. Birds of the West Indies. Princeton Field Guides, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2003
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Preface - How it Began
Introduction to Website
A Brief History
Plan of Gardens 
Contemporary Commentary​
​Trees, Shrubs, Birds

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Selected Trees and Shrubs
Medicinal Plants
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Gardens Activities
  Florida's Fairchild Garden
Parrot/Animal Sanctuary
Birds of the Gardens
Garden Views

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Three Virtual Tours
Panoramic Views Today
Early Panoramic Views
 
Hurricane David's Ravages
Future Developments
Curators/Administrators
Reports and Documents
  
Getting Involved
Related Links
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Honorees
Island Scholars
Cabinet Photos
​​Treasures of the Cathedral

​Diaspora Policy Paper
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