Belted Kingfisher vs Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Megaceryle alcyon 비교 대상 Cicinnurus respublica

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Belted Kingfisher Wilson's Bird-of-paradise
학명 Megaceryle alcyon Cicinnurus respublica
Coraciiformes Passeriformes
Alcedinidae Paradisaeidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 33.0 cm (13.0 in) 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
날개 폭 53.0 cm (20.9 in) 19.0 cm (7.5 in)
체중 150.0 g (5.29 oz) 55.0 g (1.94 oz)
식성 Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Fruit and insects gleaned from the forest canopy and subcanopy. Particularly favors figs.
산란 수 6-7 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 16.0 cm
날개 폭
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 19.0 cm
체중
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Wilson's Bird-of-paradise 55.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Belted Kingfisher only

Wilson's 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.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Lowland and hill forests on the small islands of Waigeo and Batanta in the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia.

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.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

노래

Male gives a harsh, nasal 'waah' or 'eeah' from display perch. Song is poorly documented in wild. Also produces mechanical rattling wing sounds during display flights.

Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Endemic to the islands of Waigeo and Batanta off the northwestern tip of New Guinea, Indonesia.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Near Threatened

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

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

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

깃털

Males have a brilliant red back, yellow nape, turquoise blue bare crown, and green breast shield. Violet-blue curled tail wires. Females are brownish with bare blue crown.

부리

Short, slightly curved greyish bill

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.

Wilson's Bird-of-paradise

Wilson's bird-of-paradise is one of the most extraordinarily colored birds on Earth. Males meticulously clear a patch of forest floor as a display court, removing every leaf and twig. The species was virtually unknown to science until the late 20th century due to its restricted island range.

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