Gürtelfischer vs Biak Paradise-kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon verglichen mit Tanysiptera riedelii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Gürtelfischer Biak Paradise-kingfisher
Wissenschaftlicher Name Megaceryle alcyon Tanysiptera riedelii
Ordnung Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Familie Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Flügelspannweite 53,0 cm (20.9 in) 19,8 cm (7.8 in)
Gewicht 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 64,875 g (2.29 oz)
Ernährung Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … --
Gelegegröße 6-7 --
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Gürtelfischer 33,0 cm
Biak Paradise-kingfisher
Flügelspannweite
Gürtelfischer 53,0 cm
Biak Paradise-kingfisher 19,8 cm
Gewicht
Gürtelfischer 150,0 g
Biak Paradise-kingfisher 64,875 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Gürtelfischer only

Biak Paradise-kingfisher only

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.

Biak Paradise-kingfisher

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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.

Biak Paradise-kingfisher

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Gürtelfischer

Near Threatened

Biak Paradise-kingfisher

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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

Biak Paradise-kingfisher

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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.

Biak Paradise-kingfisher

The Biak Paradise-kingfisher is a near-threatened, spectacularly plumaged kingfisher endemic to Biak Island in West Papua. It has elongated white tail streamers, turquoise-blue and chestnut plumage, and a bright red bill. It inhabits lowland rainforest and is highly dependent on undisturbed forest for nesting and foraging on earthworms and insects.

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