Kingfishers is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Kingfishers meaning
plural of kingfisher
Using Kingfishers
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of kingfisher
- In the example corpus, kingfishers often appears in combinations such as: kingfishers are, the kingfishers, feeding kingfishers.
Context around Kingfishers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kingfishers
- In this selection, "kingfishers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feeding, forest, water, take, herons and otters stand out and add context to how "kingfishers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the kingfishers are named and and feeding kingfishers feed on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kingfishers" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kingfishers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Not all the kingfishers are named in this way. (9 words)
Presently, no kingfishers are known to exist on Rarotonga. (9 words)
A quarter of all kingfishers nest in disused termite nests. (10 words)
Despite some top-draw tackling from Heath, Cal Razzak and Jon Beale, and a fine display from Tyler Monger on his first start for the senior team, the Kingfishers were unable to find a way back into the contest. (39 words)
One bird in particular, the kalbaensis, a sub-species of the kingfishers is at the brink of extinction due to real state development by cities such as Dubai and countries such as Oman. (33 words)
And things went from bad to worse for the Kingfishers with Spires and AJ Bennett both forced off the field with injuries, leaving Redditch down to 13 players. (28 words)
Example sentences (18)
Woodland and forest kingfishers take mainly insects, particularly grasshoppers, whereas the water kingfishers are more specialised in taking fish.
A haven for birdwatchers, the area is home to an array of avian species, including kingfishers, herons, and ducks.
And things went from bad to worse for the Kingfishers with Spires and AJ Bennett both forced off the field with injuries, leaving Redditch down to 13 players.
The Zeiss Hide, Decoy Hide and hides which lead to WWT Slimbridge’s Estuary Tower are also good spots for visitors to catch a glimpse of feeding kingfishers.
Despite some top-draw tackling from Heath, Cal Razzak and Jon Beale, and a fine display from Tyler Monger on his first start for the senior team, the Kingfishers were unable to find a way back into the contest.
For a serene afternoon, hire a rowboat and navigate the River Stour at your own pace, perhaps pausing for a picnic while spotting kingfishers and nightingales.
Janey is a specialist in spray-painted murals and her work in Marlborough features local wildlife such as kingfishers, otters, swans and moles.
One can find kingfishers diving for food in the water, herons stalking their prey, and over 30 species of warblers singing songs in the trees.
Sir Williamson was pleased to hear that kingfishers, bank voles and nuthatches frequently make their home on the reserve along with other local wildlife.
Youth development officer and trustee at Kingfishers David Surman expressed his gratitude to the Abingdon community that raced to help them.
I’ve taken particular joy in watching our marina Kingfishers over the years.
A pied kingfisher killing a fish it has caught Like many forest-living kingfishers, the yellow-billed kingfisher often nests in arboreal termite nests.
A quarter of all kingfishers nest in disused termite nests.
Behaviour and ecology Diet and feeding Kingfishers feed on a wide variety of prey.
Not all the kingfishers are named in this way.
One bird in particular, the kalbaensis, a sub-species of the kingfishers is at the brink of extinction due to real state development by cities such as Dubai and countries such as Oman.
Presently, no kingfishers are known to exist on Rarotonga.
While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat fish, most species live away from water and eat small invertebrates.
Common combinations with kingfishers
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: