Belted Kingfisher vs Northern Fulmar

Megaceryle alcyon 비교 대상 Fulmarus glacialis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Belted Kingfisher Northern Fulmar
학명 Megaceryle alcyon Fulmarus glacialis
Coraciiformes Procellariiformes
Alcedinidae Procellariidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 47.0 cm (18.5 in)
날개 폭 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 107.0 cm (42.1 in)
체중 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 750.0 g (26.46 oz)
식성 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving.
산란 수 6-7 1
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 47.0 cm
날개 폭
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Northern Fulmar 107.0 cm
체중
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Northern Fulmar 750.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Belted Kingfisher only

Northern Fulmar only

없음

Belted Kingfisher

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

Northern Fulmar

Open ocean and sea cliffs. Breeds on cliff ledges and grassy slopes on northern coastlines. Pelagic outside breeding season.

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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.

Northern Fulmar

노래

A nasal, cackling 'kak-kak-kak-kak' or grunting 'uh-uh-uh' at the nest and colony. Less melodic than petrels. In flight gives occasional single nasal calls.

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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.

Northern Fulmar

North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

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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

Northern Fulmar

깃털

Light morph: white head and underparts with grey wings and back. Dark morph: entirely grey. Tube-nosed bill and stiff-winged flight distinctive at sea.

부리

Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top

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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.

Northern Fulmar

The northern fulmar is a long-lived seabird that can survive over 40 years. It defends its nest by projectile-vomiting a foul-smelling stomach oil at intruders, which can mat the feathers of predators and cause fatal loss of waterproofing. Fulmars have expanded their breeding range dramatically southward over the past two centuries.

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