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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Common Kingfisher	African Pygmy-kingfisher
학명	Alcedo atthis	Ispidina picta
목	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
과	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	—
날개 폭	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)
체중	36.0 g (1.27 oz)	12.6 g (0.44 oz)
식성	Small fish, aquatic insects, and crustaceans. Hunts from a low perch over water, diving headfirst …	--
산란 수	3-10	3-6
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Common Kingfisher 17.0 cm

African Pygmy-kingfisher —

날개 폭

Common Kingfisher 25.0 cm

African Pygmy-kingfisher 10.5 cm

체중

Common Kingfisher 36.0 g

African Pygmy-kingfisher 12.6 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Common Kingfisher only

🏖️ Coastal

African Pygmy-kingfisher only

🌲 Forest

Common Kingfisher

Clear, slow-flowing rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds with suitable perching and nesting banks. Requires clean water with good fish populations.

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Song & Call Comparison

Common Kingfisher

노래

A sharp, penetrating 'chee' whistle given in flight, often the first indication of its presence. Short, shrill single note as it darts low over rivers. Contact call is a rippling …

African Pygmy-kingfisher

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Kingfisher

Widespread across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Northern populations migrate south in winter.

African Pygmy-kingfisher

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Common Kingfisher

Least Concern

African Pygmy-kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Kingfisher

깃털

Brilliant electric blue upperparts and orange underparts. Blue-green crown with darker barring. White throat patch and cheek spots. A flash of blue in flight.

부리

Long, straight, dagger-like dark bill — orange base on the lower mandible in females

African Pygmy-kingfisher

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About These Birds

Common Kingfisher

물총새는 수로의 눈부신 보석으로, 무지갯빛 파란 깃털과 밝은 주황색 아랫면이 물 위로 화살처럼 다이빙할 때 번쩍인다. 맑은 강과 개울, 호수 가에 서식하며 물고기를 주식으로 삼는다.

African Pygmy-kingfisher

아프리카자지물총새는 사하라 이남 아프리카의 삼림에 서식하는 소형 물총새이다. 파란색 등과 주황색 배의 대비가 특징적이며 숲 속의 작은 하천 근처에서 생활한다. 물속으로 다이빙하여 물고기와 곤충을 잡아먹는다.

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