Belted Kingfisher vs Emperor Penguin

Megaceryle alcyon 비교 대상 Aptenodytes forsteri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Belted Kingfisher Emperor Penguin
학명 Megaceryle alcyon Aptenodytes forsteri
Coraciiformes Sphenisciformes
Alcedinidae Spheniscidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 115.0 cm (45.3 in)
날개 폭 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 76.0 cm (29.9 in)
체중 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 30000.0 g (1058.22 oz)
식성 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Primarily Antarctic silverfish, krill, and squid. The deepest-diving bird, reaching depths over 500 meters and …
산란 수 6-7 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Emperor Penguin 115.0 cm
날개 폭
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Emperor Penguin 76.0 cm
체중
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Emperor Penguin 30000.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Belted Kingfisher only

Emperor Penguin only

없음

Belted Kingfisher

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

Emperor Penguin

Antarctic pack ice and surrounding Southern Ocean. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter.

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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.

Emperor Penguin

노래

Loud, resonant trumpeting calls used for individual recognition in dense colonies. Each bird's call is unique in frequency. Also gives softer contact 'braying' notes.

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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.

Emperor Penguin

Antarctic continent and surrounding sea ice. Breeding colonies are found along the entire Antarctic coastline.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Near Threatened

Emperor Penguin

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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

Emperor Penguin

깃털

Black head, chin, and dorsal side with white belly. Bright yellow-orange ear patches fade to pale yellow on the upper breast.

부리

Long, slightly decurved bill — black with orange or pink mandible stripe

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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.

Emperor Penguin

황제펭귄은 모든 펭귄 중 가장 크고 무거운 종이다. 남극 겨울에 번식하며 영하 60도의 혹독한 추위를 견딘다. 수컷이 두 달 이상 알을 품는 동안 먹이 없이 버티는 것으로 유명하다.

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