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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Belted Kingfisher	Bismarck Kingfisher
学名	Megaceryle alcyon	Ceyx websteri
目	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
科	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Vulnerable
体長	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	—
翼開長	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
体重	150.0 g (5.29 oz)	59.333333333333336 g (2.09 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

Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm

Bismarck Kingfisher —

翼開長

Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm

Bismarck Kingfisher 17.8 cm

体重

Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g

Bismarck Kingfisher 59.333333333333336 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland

Belted Kingfisher only

🏖️ Coastal

Bismarck Kingfisher only

🌲 Forest

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

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.

Bismarck Kingfisher

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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.

Bismarck Kingfisher

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保全状況

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Vulnerable

Bismarck Kingfisher

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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

Bismarck Kingfisher

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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。

Bismarck Kingfisher

ビスマルクカワセミは脆弱種の小型林内カワセミで、パプアニューギニアのビスマルク諸島固有種。小型カワセミに典型的な豊かな赤褐色と青の羽衣を持つ。

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