Rufous-collared Kingfisher vs Belted Kingfisher

Actenoides concretus 비교 대상 Megaceryle alcyon

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Rufous-collared Kingfisher Belted Kingfisher
학명 Actenoides concretus Megaceryle alcyon
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
날개 폭 22.2 cm (8.7 in) 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
체중 75.2 g (2.65 oz) 150.0 g (5.29 oz)
식성 -- Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …
산란 수 2 6-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
날개 폭
Rufous-collared Kingfisher 22.2 cm
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
체중
Rufous-collared Kingfisher 75.2 g
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Rufous-collared Kingfisher only

Belted 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

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

노래

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

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

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

깃털

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.

부리

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

About These Birds

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

The Rufous-collared Kingfisher (<em>Actenoides concretus</em>) belongs to the family Alcedinidae and inhabits forest environments. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. This species is currently assessed as Near Threatened, indicating that it faces some risk of population decline, likely linked to ongoing forest loss across its range in Southeast Asia. It is a forest specialist that depends on intact lowland and montane woodland. The species nests by excavating burrows in earthen banks or …

Belted Kingfisher

물총새는 암컷이 수컷보다 더 화려하여 추가적인 붉은색 배 밴드를 가지는 것이 특이합니다. 이 시끄러운 새들은 독특한 덜컹거리는 소리로 영역을 알립니다. 강둑에 무거운 부리를 사용하여 최대 2.4m 깊이의 둥지 굴을 판다.

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