Barn Owl vs Belted Kingfisher
Tyto alba 比較対象 Megaceryle alcyon
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Barn Owl | Belted Kingfisher |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Tyto alba | Megaceryle alcyon |
| 目 | Strigiformes | Coraciiformes |
| 科 | Tytonidae | Alcedinidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | 35.0 cm (13.8 in) | 33.0 cm (13.0 in) |
| 翼開長 | 90.0 cm (35.4 in) | 53.0 cm (20.9 in) |
| 体重 | 350.0 g (12.35 oz) | 150.0 g (5.29 oz) |
| 食性 | Almost exclusively small mammals, especially voles and mice. Hunts using extraordinary hearing to locate prey … | Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … |
| 一腹卵数 | 2-16 | 6-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Barn Owl
Open farmland, grasslands, and marshes. Nests in barns, church steeples, tree cavities, and purpose-built nest boxes.
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
Barn Owl
An eerie, drawn-out rasping shriek 'shreeeeee' — not a hoot. Also gives hissing, snoring, and bill-snapping when disturbed. Chicks call with a persistent rasping hunger call.
Belted Kingfisher
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
Barn Owl
The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Belted Kingfisher
North America from Alaska and Canada to Central America and the Caribbean. Northern populations migrate south in winter.
保全状況
Barn Owl
Belted Kingfisher
How to Tell Them Apart
Barn Owl
Pale golden-buff upperparts with delicate grey mottling. Pure white heart-shaped face and white to pale buff underparts. Ghostly white appearance in flight.
Pale pinkish hooked bill nearly concealed by the facial disc
Belted Kingfisher
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.
Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill
About These Birds
Barn Owl
メンフクロウはあらゆるフクロウの中で最も非対称な耳を持ち、動物界最高の聴覚的方向定位能力を誇る。完全な暗闇の中でも音だけで獲物を捕まえることができる。特徴的なハート形の顔は放物線状の皿として機能し、ずれた両耳に音を集める。
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。