Belted Kingfisher vs Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Megaceryle alcyon 비교 대상 Paradisaea raggiana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Belted Kingfisher Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
학명 Megaceryle alcyon Paradisaea raggiana
Coraciiformes Passeriformes
Alcedinidae Paradisaeidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 34.0 cm (13.4 in)
날개 폭 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 45.0 cm (17.7 in)
체중 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 260.0 g (9.17 oz)
식성 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Fruit, seeds, arthropods, and small vertebrates. Males display at communal lek sites to attract females.
산란 수 6-7 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 34.0 cm
날개 폭
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 45.0 cm
체중
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise 260.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Belted Kingfisher only

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise only

Belted Kingfisher

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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Tropical rainforest and forest edge from lowlands to mid-montane elevations in New Guinea.

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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.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

노래

Males emit harsh, buzzy 'kraaak' calls and explosive wailing during display. Females give softer 'waak' contact calls. Display calls are loud and chaotic at leks.

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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.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

Southern and eastern New Guinea. Endemic to Papua New Guinea.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

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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

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

깃털

Males have a yellow crown, emerald-green throat, and spectacular cascading orange-red flank plumes. Females are brown with rufous underparts.

부리

Stout, slightly curved, blue-grey bill

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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.

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

The raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea, featured on the national flag and coat of arms. Males gather at traditional display trees to perform elaborate courtship dances, hanging upside down and shaking their spectacular flank plumes. Alfred Russel Wallace first described the species in 1873.

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