Belted Kingfisher vs Niau Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon 비교 대상 Todiramphus gertrudae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Belted Kingfisher Niau Kingfisher
학명 Megaceryle alcyon Todiramphus gertrudae
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Not Evaluated
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
날개 폭 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
체중 150.0 g (5.29 oz)
식성 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … --
산란 수 6-7 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Niau Kingfisher
날개 폭
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Niau Kingfisher
체중
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Niau Kingfisher

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Belted Kingfisher only

없음

Niau 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.

Niau Kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

Niau Kingfisher

보전 상태

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Not Evaluated

Niau 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

Niau 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.

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