Kingfisher

Kingfishers were a variety of bird.

Description
Kingfishers had short legs, crested heads, and long pointed beaks. Their feathers were largely deep blue or bluish gray in color, with white crests.

Behavior
Kingfishers had a basic, animal level of intellect and were a relatively harmless species.

Biology
These creatures were capable of lifting creatures, but nothing above, into the air.

Reproduction
Kingfishers typically laid around two to eight eggs per year.

Combat
Like many species of bird, kingfishers attacked by means of their beaks and sharp talons.

Ecology
These birds primarily lived in flocks.

Diet
Kingfishers were a carnivorous species of bird. They preyed upon fish and small mammals, such as rabbits. They would spear the former with their beaks.

Habitats
Kingfishers could be found in the forests, plains, or mountains of regions with a tropical, subtropical, or temperate climate. Their habitats ranged over large areas due to their migratory nature.

On Faerûn they could be found in Marsh of Tun in Cormyr. Beyond Faerûn, they could be found in the tropical forests of Kara-Tur.

Beyond the planet of Toril, kingfishers could be found on Krynn.

Relationships
Kingfishers were a were a favored animal of the deity Aerdrie Faenya.

Trivia

 * Many cultures considered kingfishers to be omens of death or war.
 * The family crest of T'u Lung's Tan clan was a kingfisher.
 * The spell flight of Remnis could summon a kingfisher to the aid of its caster.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Mortal Consequences &bull; The Ring of Winter