Belted Kingfisher vs オウギワシ

Megaceryle alcyon 比較対象 Harpia harpyja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Belted Kingfisher オウギワシ
学名 Megaceryle alcyon Harpia harpyja
Coraciiformes Accipitriformes
Alcedinidae Accipitridae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 100.0 cm (39.4 in)
翼開長 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 200.0 cm (78.7 in)
体重 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 7500.0 g (264.55 oz)
食性 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
一腹卵数 6-7 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
オウギワシ 100.0 cm
翼開長
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
オウギワシ 200.0 cm
体重
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
オウギワシ 7500.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Belted Kingfisher only

オウギワシ only

Belted Kingfisher

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

オウギワシ

Tropical lowland rainforests, requiring large tracts of continuous forest with tall emergent trees for nesting.

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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.

オウギワシ

さえずり

Rarely heard; emits mournful whistled screams 'wheee-oo' and low croaking grunts near the nest. Vocalizations poorly documented given its remote Amazonian habitat.

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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.

オウギワシ

Central and South America from southern Mexico through Brazil and northern Argentina. Range is shrinking due to deforestation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Vulnerable

オウギワシ

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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

オウギワシ

羽毛

Slate-black upperparts and head with a pale grey breast and white underparts with black barring. A distinctive split grey crest rises when the bird is alarmed.

くちばし

Massive dark hooked bill, one of the largest of any eagle

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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。

オウギワシ

ハーピーワシは世界で最も強力な猛禽類の一つで、ハイイログマの爪ほどの大きさの鉤爪を持つ。パナマの国鳥。大規模な未撹乱の森林の生息地を必要とするため、森林破壊がこの種の最大の脅威。

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