Belted Kingfisher vs African Dwarf-kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon 비교 대상 Ispidina lecontei

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Belted Kingfisher African Dwarf-kingfisher
학명 Megaceryle alcyon Ispidina lecontei
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
날개 폭 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 9.5 cm (3.7 in)
체중 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 10.0 g (0.35 oz)
식성 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … --
산란 수 6-7 3
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
African Dwarf-kingfisher
날개 폭
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
African Dwarf-kingfisher 9.5 cm
체중
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
African Dwarf-kingfisher 10.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Belted Kingfisher only

African Dwarf-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

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.

African Dwarf-kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

African Dwarf-kingfisher

보전 상태

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

African Dwarf-kingfisher

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

African Dwarf-kingfisher

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.

African Dwarf-kingfisher

아프리카소형물총새는 서아프리카의 삼림 지역에 서식하는 소형 물총새이다. 파란색과 주황색의 선명한 깃털을 가지며 숲의 하천과 습지 근처에서 생활한다. 물총새답게 물속으로 다이빙하여 물고기와 수생 곤충을 잡아먹는다.

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