Belted Kingfisher vs Torresian Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon 比較対象 Todiramphus sordidus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Belted Kingfisher Torresian Kingfisher
学名 Megaceryle alcyon Todiramphus sordidus
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
保全状況 Least Concern Not Evaluated
体長 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
翼開長 53.0 cm (20.9 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 2-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Torresian Kingfisher
翼開長
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Torresian Kingfisher
体重
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Torresian Kingfisher 79.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Belted Kingfisher only

None

Torresian Kingfisher only

Belted Kingfisher

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

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.

Torresian Kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

Torresian Kingfisher

保全状況

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Not Evaluated

Torresian Kingfisher

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

Torresian Kingfisher

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。

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