tth’utshe’lu
tth’utshe’lu
t̓ᶿətšel̓ə
Noun
    kingfisher
Details
Ethnobiological notes
The belted kingfisher is a pigeon-sized bird with blue-grey feathers above, white ones below and a head crest. These birds make a loud, penetrating, rattling call, both when perched and when flying between perches. They are found around rivers, lakes and saltwater estuaries where they catch fish, frogs and aquatic reptiles.
Binomial name
[Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus)]