Common Kingfisher vs オウギワシ

Alcedo atthis 比較対象 Harpia harpyja

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属性 Common Kingfisher オウギワシ
学名 Alcedo atthis Harpia harpyja
Coraciiformes Accipitriformes
Alcedinidae Accipitridae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長 17.0 cm (6.7 in) 100.0 cm (39.4 in)
翼開長 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 200.0 cm (78.7 in)
体重 36.0 g (1.27 oz) 7500.0 g (264.55 oz)
食性 Small fish, aquatic insects, and crustaceans. Hunts from a low perch over water, diving headfirst … Arboreal mammals including sloths, monkeys, and opossums, which make up over 70% of the diet. …
一腹卵数 3-10 2-3
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Kingfisher 17.0 cm
オウギワシ 100.0 cm
翼開長
Common Kingfisher 25.0 cm
オウギワシ 200.0 cm
体重
Common Kingfisher 36.0 g
オウギワシ 7500.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Common Kingfisher only

オウギワシ only

Common Kingfisher

Clear, slow-flowing rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds with suitable perching and nesting banks. Requires clean water with good fish populations.

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

Common Kingfisher

さえずり

A sharp, penetrating 'chee' whistle given in flight, often the first indication of its presence. Short, shrill single note as it darts low over rivers. Contact call is a rippling …

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

Common Kingfisher

Widespread across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. 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

Common Kingfisher

Vulnerable

オウギワシ

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Kingfisher

羽毛

Brilliant electric blue upperparts and orange underparts. Blue-green crown with darker barring. White throat patch and cheek spots. A flash of blue in flight.

くちばし

Long, straight, dagger-like dark bill — orange base on the lower mandible in females

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

Common Kingfisher

カワセミ(Alcedo atthis)— ユーラシアおよびアフリカに広く分布する鮮やかな青橙色の鳥。川や池のほとりで魚を捕食する。

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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