Belted Kingfisher vs Keel-billed Toucan

Megaceryle alcyon 비교 대상 Ramphastos sulfuratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Belted Kingfisher Keel-billed Toucan
학명 Megaceryle alcyon Ramphastos sulfuratus
Coraciiformes Piciformes
Alcedinidae Ramphastidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 50.0 cm (19.7 in)
날개 폭 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 56.0 cm (22.0 in)
체중 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 400.0 g (14.11 oz)
식성 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
산란 수 6-7 1-4
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Keel-billed Toucan 50.0 cm
날개 폭
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Keel-billed Toucan 56.0 cm
체중
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Keel-billed Toucan 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Belted Kingfisher only

Keel-billed Toucan only

Belted Kingfisher

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

Keel-billed Toucan

Tropical and subtropical lowland rainforests and forest edges from sea level to about 1,900 meters.

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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.

Keel-billed Toucan

노래

Produces a repeated frog-like croaking 'prrrek-prrrek' or 'terrio-terrio'. Not melodic; the call resembles a mechanical rattle or frog. Also gives bill-clattering.

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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.

Keel-billed Toucan

Southern Mexico through Central America to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

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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

Keel-billed Toucan

깃털

Black body with a bright yellow throat and chest. Red undertail coverts. The enormous bill is green with orange sides, a blue patch, and a red tip.

부리

Enormous, lightweight, multicolored bill up to 15 cm long — green, orange, blue, and red

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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.

Keel-billed Toucan

용골부리투칸은 중앙아메리카의 열대 우림에 서식하는 화려한 투칸 종이다. 무지개색의 화려한 부리가 가장 큰 특징으로 몸 크기에 비해 매우 크지만 속이 비어 있어 가볍다. 과일을 주로 먹으며 둥지는 나무 구멍을 이용한다.

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