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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة	Belted Kingfisher	Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher
الاسم العلمي	Megaceryle alcyon	Ceyx lepidus
الرتبة	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
الفصيلة	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
حالة الحفاظ	Least Concern	Least Concern
الطول	33,0 cm (13.0 in)	—
طول الجناح	53,0 cm (20.9 in)	11,9 cm (4.7 in)
الوزن	150,0 g (5.29 oz)	16,6 g (0.59 oz)
النظام الغذائي	Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …	--
عدد البيض في الوضع	6-7	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher —

طول الجناح

Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher 11,9 cm

الوزن

Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher 16,6 g

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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

بلا

Belted Kingfisher only

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher only

🌲 Forest

Belted Kingfisher

Rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, estuaries, and coastlines with clear water and suitable perches. Nests in burrows dug into earthen banks.

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Song & Call Comparison

Belted Kingfisher

الغناء

A loud, rattling 'klee-klee-klee-klee' — mechanical and penetrating. Given in flight along rivers. Also a harsh 'kekekek' near nest. Far louder than Common Kingfisher.

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher

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Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

North America from Alaska and Canada to Central America and the Caribbean. Northern populations migrate south in winter.

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Belted Kingfisher

الريش

Blue-grey upperparts with a shaggy crest and a white collar. Males have a single blue-grey breast band; females have an additional rufous belly band.

المنقار

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher

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About These Birds

Belted Kingfisher

The belted kingfisher is unusual in that the female is more colorful than the male, sporting an additional rufous belly band. These noisy birds announce their territory with a distinctive rattling call. They excavate nesting burrows up to 2.4 meters deep into riverbanks using their heavy bills.

Moluccan Dwarf-kingfisher

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