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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Belted Kingfisher	Black-capped Kingfisher
学名	Megaceryle alcyon	Halcyon pileata
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)	24.8 cm (9.8 in)
体重	150.0 g (5.29 oz)	79.0 g (2.79 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	4-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm

Black-capped Kingfisher —

翼開長

Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm

Black-capped Kingfisher 24.8 cm

体重

Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g

Black-capped Kingfisher 79.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🏖️ Coastal

Belted Kingfisher only

🌿 Wetland

Black-capped 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.

Black-capped 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.

Black-capped Kingfisher

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保全状況

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Vulnerable

Black-capped 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

Black-capped 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。

Black-capped Kingfisher

ヤマショウビンはアジアの沿岸・湿地に生息する絶滅危惧種の鮮やかな色彩のカワセミ（Alcedinidae科）で、黒い冠・白い首輪・青紫色の背面・赤みがかった腹面が特徴。東アジアで繁殖し南・東南アジアの沿岸マングローブ・干潟・湿地縁辺に渡る。魚・カニ・大型昆虫を食べる。

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