Belted Kingfisher vs セキセイインコ

Megaceryle alcyon 比較対象 Melopsittacus undulatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Belted Kingfisher セキセイインコ
学名 Megaceryle alcyon Melopsittacus undulatus
Coraciiformes Psittaciformes
Alcedinidae Psittaculidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 18.0 cm (7.1 in)
翼開長 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 30.0 cm (11.8 in)
体重 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 30.0 g (1.06 oz)
食性 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …
一腹卵数 6-7 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
セキセイインコ 18.0 cm
翼開長
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
セキセイインコ 30.0 cm
体重
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
セキセイインコ 30.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Belted Kingfisher only

セキセイインコ only

Belted Kingfisher

Rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, estuaries, and coastlines with clear water and suitable perches. Nests in burrows dug into earthen banks.

セキセイインコ

Open grasslands, scrublands, and woodland in the Australian interior. Nomadic, following rainfall and seeding events.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

セキセイインコ

さえずり

A rising, chattering 'budgerigar' chatter: rapid series of 'chek-chek-chek' and melodic warbling. Enormous wild flocks produce a continuous roaring chorus. Good vocal mimics in captivity.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

セキセイインコ

Interior of Australia, especially arid and semi-arid regions. One of the most popular pet birds worldwide.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

セキセイインコ

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

セキセイインコ

羽毛

Wild-type is green with yellow head and barred black scalloping on upperparts. Captive-bred varieties include blue, white, yellow, and many other colors.

くちばし

Short, downward-curved, olive-grey bill typical of parakeets

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About These Birds

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。

セキセイインコ

セキセイインコは犬・猫に次いで世界で3番目に人気のあるペットで、ペットのオウムの中では圧倒的に最もポピュラー。野生のセキセイインコは空を暗くするほどの巨大な遊牧的群れを形成して移動する。雄は人間の言葉を真似ることができ、1,728語の語彙を持つ記録保持者のセキセイインコがいる。

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