Rufous-collared Kingfisher vs Belted Kingfisher

Actenoides concretus 比較対象 Megaceryle alcyon

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属性 Rufous-collared Kingfisher Belted Kingfisher
学名 Actenoides concretus Megaceryle alcyon
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
翼開長 22.2 cm (8.7 in) 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
体重 75.2 g (2.65 oz) 150.0 g (5.29 oz)
食性 -- Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …
一腹卵数 2 6-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
翼開長
Rufous-collared Kingfisher 22.2 cm
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
体重
Rufous-collared Kingfisher 75.2 g
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Rufous-collared Kingfisher only

Belted 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

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

さえずり

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

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

保全状況

Near Threatened

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

羽毛

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.

くちばし

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

About These Birds

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

The Rufous-collared Kingfisher (<em>Actenoides concretus</em>) belongs to the family Alcedinidae and inhabits forest environments. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. This species is currently assessed as Near Threatened, indicating that it faces some risk of population decline, likely linked to ongoing forest loss across its range in Southeast Asia. It is a forest specialist that depends on intact lowland and montane woodland. The species nests by excavating burrows in earthen banks or …

Belted Kingfisher

ミヤマカワセミは雌の方が雄よりも派手な色彩を持つという点でユニークで、赤褐色の腹帯が余分に加わっている。これらの騒々しい鳥は独特のガラガラとした鳴き声で縄張りを宣言する。重厚な嘴を使って河岸に最大2.4mもの深さの営巣穴を掘る。

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