Belted Kingfisher vs アオボウシインコ

Megaceryle alcyon 比較対象 Amazona aestiva

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Belted Kingfisher アオボウシインコ
学名 Megaceryle alcyon Amazona aestiva
Coraciiformes Psittaciformes
Alcedinidae Psittacidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
翼開長 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
体重 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 400.0 g (14.11 oz)
食性 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids …
一腹卵数 6-7 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 36.0 cm
翼開長
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
アオボウシインコ 55.0 cm
体重
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
アオボウシインコ 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Belted Kingfisher only

アオボウシインコ only

Belted Kingfisher

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

アオボウシインコ

Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.

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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.

アオボウシインコ

さえずり

Loud, raucous squawking and screaming calls. Capable of impressive vocal mimicry including human speech. Contact call is a rolling 'arr-arr'. Highly vocal in social groups.

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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.

アオボウシインコ

Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Near Threatened

アオボウシインコ

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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

アオボウシインコ

羽毛

Green body with a turquoise-blue forehead, yellow face, and red and blue wing patches. Red at the bend of the wing visible in flight.

くちばし

Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler 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。

アオボウシインコ

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