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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut	Shining-blue Kingfisher	Belted Kingfisher
Nama Ilmiah	Alcedo quadribrachys	Megaceryle alcyon
Ordo	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Famili	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Status Konservasi	Least Concern	Least Concern
Panjang	—	33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Rentang Sayap	15,4 cm (6.1 in)	53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Berat	34,75 g (1.23 oz)	150,0 g (5.29 oz)
Diet	--	Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …
Ukuran Sarang	4-6	6-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Shining-blue Kingfisher —

Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm

Rentang Sayap

Shining-blue Kingfisher 15,4 cm

Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm

Berat

Shining-blue Kingfisher 34,75 g

Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Shining-blue Kingfisher only

None

Belted Kingfisher only

None

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

Shining-blue Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Kicauan

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Shining-blue Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

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

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Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Shining-blue Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining-blue Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Bulu

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.

Paruh

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

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About These Birds

Shining-blue Kingfisher

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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