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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Belted Kingfisher	North Solomons Dwarf-kingfisher
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Megaceryle alcyon	Ceyx meeki
गण	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
कुल	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Least Concern
लंबाई	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	—
पंखों का फैलाव	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)
वजन	150.0 g (5.29 oz)	16.225 g (0.57 oz)
आहार	Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …	--
अंडों की संख्या	6-7	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm

North Solomons Dwarf-kingfisher —

पंखों का फैलाव

Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm

North Solomons Dwarf-kingfisher 11.4 cm

वजन

Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g

North Solomons Dwarf-kingfisher 16.225 g

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Belted Kingfisher only

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

North Solomons 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

गीत

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.

North Solomons 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.

North Solomons Dwarf-kingfisher

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

North Solomons Dwarf-kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Belted Kingfisher

पंख

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.

चोंच

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

North Solomons 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.

North Solomons Dwarf-kingfisher

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