Belted Kingfisher vs Torresian Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon से तुलना Todiramphus sordidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Belted Kingfisher Torresian Kingfisher
वैज्ञानिक नाम Megaceryle alcyon Todiramphus sordidus
गण Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
कुल Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Not Evaluated
लंबाई 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
वजन 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 79.0 g (2.79 oz)
आहार Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … --
अंडों की संख्या 6-7 2-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Torresian Kingfisher
पंखों का फैलाव
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Torresian Kingfisher
वजन
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Torresian Kingfisher 79.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Belted Kingfisher only

कोई नहीं

Torresian Kingfisher only

Belted Kingfisher

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

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.

Torresian Kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

Torresian Kingfisher

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Not Evaluated

Torresian Kingfisher

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

Torresian Kingfisher

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.

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