Blue-capped Kingfisher vs Belted Kingfisher

Actenoides hombroni 比較対象 Megaceryle alcyon

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Blue-capped Kingfisher Belted Kingfisher
学名 Actenoides hombroni Megaceryle alcyon
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
翼開長 24.1 cm (9.5 in) 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
体重 121.25 g (4.28 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 -- 6-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Blue-capped Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
翼開長
Blue-capped Kingfisher 24.1 cm
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
体重
Blue-capped Kingfisher 121.25 g
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Blue-capped 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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Blue-capped 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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Blue-capped 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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保全状況

Least Concern

Blue-capped Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blue-capped 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

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About These Birds

Blue-capped Kingfisher

The Blue-capped Kingfisher (<em>Actenoides hombroni</em>) is a species within the family Alcedinidae, commonly known as the kingfishers. It is associated with forested habitats, where it is presumed to occupy dense woodland at low to mid elevations. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. The species is currently assessed as Least Concern, suggesting that its populations are not believed to be under immediate threat at a global level, though localized pressures from habitat modification …

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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