Scaly-breasted Kingfisher vs Belted Kingfisher

Actenoides princeps 比較対象 Megaceryle alcyon

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属性 Scaly-breasted Kingfisher Belted Kingfisher
学名 Actenoides princeps 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 22.6 cm (8.9 in) 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
体重 105.0 g (3.70 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 4 6-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Scaly-breasted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
翼開長
Scaly-breasted Kingfisher 22.6 cm
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
体重
Scaly-breasted Kingfisher 105.0 g
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Scaly-breasted 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

Scaly-breasted 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

Scaly-breasted 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

Least Concern

Scaly-breasted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

Scaly-breasted 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

Scaly-breasted Kingfisher

The Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (<em>Actenoides princeps</em>) is a member of the family Alcedinidae and inhabits forested landscapes within its range. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. It is currently assessed as Least Concern, and its populations are not believed to face an immediate global threat, though local habitat pressures may affect individual subpopulations. This species nests by excavating burrows, a characteristic nesting behavior shared among several Actenoides kingfishers. A clutch of approximately 4 …

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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