Belted Kingfisher vs Demoiselle Crane

Megaceryle alcyon 비교 대상 Anthropoides virgo

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Belted Kingfisher Demoiselle Crane
학명 Megaceryle alcyon Anthropoides virgo
Coraciiformes Gruiformes
Alcedinidae Gruidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
날개 폭 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 175.0 cm (68.9 in)
체중 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 2500.0 g (88.18 oz)
식성 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields.
산란 수 6-7 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm
날개 폭
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm
체중
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Belted Kingfisher only

Demoiselle Crane only

Belted Kingfisher

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

Demoiselle Crane

Dry grasslands, savannas, and semi-desert. Nests on the ground in open country, often near water. Winters in agricultural fields.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Demoiselle Crane

노래

A high-pitched, bugling 'karr-r-r' in flight. Also gives softer clucking and purring contact calls. Migrating flocks produce a continuous musical babbling audible from great distance.

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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.

Demoiselle Crane

Central Eurasia from the Black Sea to Mongolia and northeastern China. Winters in India and sub-Saharan Africa.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Demoiselle Crane

깃털

Pale blue-grey body with a black head, neck, and breast plumes. White ear tufts extend behind the red eyes. Long black tertials drape over the tail.

부리

Short, yellowish-olive bill, shorter than other cranes

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About These Birds

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.

Demoiselle Crane

쇠두루미는 가장 작은 두루미 종이지만 가장 혹독한 이동을 하며, 해발 8,000m 이상의 히말라야를 넘어 인도의 월동지로 향한다. 우아한 외모로 마리 앙투아네트에게 명명되었으며 세계에서 두 번째로 풍부한 두루미 종이다.

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