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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Gürtelfischer	Blue-winged Kookaburra
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Megaceryle alcyon	Dacelo leachii
Ordnung	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Familie	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	33,0 cm (13.0 in)	—
Flügelspannweite	53,0 cm (20.9 in)	39,2 cm (15.4 in)
Gewicht	150,0 g (5.29 oz)	309,25 g (10.91 oz)
Ernährung	Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …	--
Gelegegröße	6-7	2-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Gürtelfischer 33,0 cm

Blue-winged Kookaburra —

Flügelspannweite

Gürtelfischer 53,0 cm

Blue-winged Kookaburra 39,2 cm

Gewicht

Gürtelfischer 150,0 g

Blue-winged Kookaburra 309,25 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🏖️ Küste

Gürtelfischer only

🌿 Feuchtgebiet

Blue-winged Kookaburra only

🌲 Wald

Gürtelfischer

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

Gürtelfischer

Gesang

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.

Blue-winged Kookaburra

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Geographic Range & Migration

Gürtelfischer

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

Blue-winged Kookaburra

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Gürtelfischer

Least Concern

Blue-winged Kookaburra

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How to Tell Them Apart

Gürtelfischer

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

Blue-winged Kookaburra

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About These Birds

Gürtelfischer

Der Gürtelfischer ist insofern ungewöhnlich, als das Weibchen bunter gefärbt ist als das Männchen und ein zusätzliches rostrotes Brustband trägt. Diese lauten Vögel kündigen ihr Revier mit einem markanten, ratternden Ruf an. Mit ihren kräftigen Schnäbeln graben sie bis zu 2,4 Meter tiefe Bruthöhlen in Flussufer.

Blue-winged Kookaburra

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