Belted Kingfisher vs コンゴウインコ

Megaceryle alcyon 比較対象 Ara macao

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Belted Kingfisher コンゴウインコ
学名 Megaceryle alcyon Ara macao
Coraciiformes Psittaciformes
Alcedinidae Psittacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 85.0 cm (33.5 in)
翼開長 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 110.0 cm (43.3 in)
体重 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 1000.0 g (35.27 oz)
食性 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
一腹卵数 6-7 1-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
コンゴウインコ 85.0 cm
翼開長
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
コンゴウインコ 110.0 cm
体重
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
コンゴウインコ 1000.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Belted Kingfisher only

コンゴウインコ only

Belted Kingfisher

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

コンゴウインコ

Humid tropical lowland rainforests, gallery forests, and forest edges. Requires large mature trees with cavities 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.

コンゴウインコ

さえずり

Very loud, raucous squawking screams 'araak-araak'. Also gives chattering contact calls in pairs. Capable of mimicking human speech in captivity. Highly vocal throughout the day.

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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.

コンゴウインコ

Southern Mexico through Central America to Amazonian South America, including Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

コンゴウインコ

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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

コンゴウインコ

羽毛

Brilliant scarlet red body with bright yellow wing coverts and blue flight feathers and tail. Large white bare facial patch around the eye.

くちばし

Large, strongly curved bill — pale horn upper mandible, dark lower mandible

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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。

コンゴウインコ

The scarlet macaw is one of the most iconic tropical birds with its dazzling tricolor plumage. These highly intelligent parrots form lifelong pair bonds and can live over 75 years in captivity. They play an important ecological role as seed dispersers in Neotropical rainforests.

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