Belted Kingfisher vs волнистый попугайчик

Megaceryle alcyon в сравнении с Melopsittacus undulatus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Belted Kingfisher волнистый попугайчик
Научное название Megaceryle alcyon Melopsittacus undulatus
Отряд Coraciiformes Psittaciformes
Семейство Alcedinidae Psittaculidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Размах крыльев 53,0 cm (20.9 in) 30,0 cm (11.8 in)
Масса 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 30,0 g (1.06 oz)
Питание Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in …
Размер кладки 6-7 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm
волнистый попугайчик 18,0 cm
Размах крыльев
Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm
волнистый попугайчик 30,0 cm
Масса
Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g
волнистый попугайчик 30,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

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Belted Kingfisher only

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Belted Kingfisher

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

волнистый попугайчик

Open grasslands, scrublands, and woodland in the Australian interior. Nomadic, following rainfall and seeding events.

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Song & Call Comparison

Belted Kingfisher

Пение

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.

волнистый попугайчик

Пение

A rising, chattering 'budgerigar' chatter: rapid series of 'chek-chek-chek' and melodic warbling. Enormous wild flocks produce a continuous roaring chorus. Good vocal mimics in captivity.

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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.

волнистый попугайчик

Interior of Australia, especially arid and semi-arid regions. One of the most popular pet birds worldwide.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

волнистый попугайчик

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How to Tell Them Apart

Belted Kingfisher

Оперение

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.

Клюв

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

волнистый попугайчик

Оперение

Wild-type is green with yellow head and barred black scalloping on upperparts. Captive-bred varieties include blue, white, yellow, and many other colors.

Клюв

Short, downward-curved, olive-grey bill typical of parakeets

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About These Birds

Belted Kingfisher

The belted kingfisher is unusual in that the female is more colorful than the male, sporting an additional rufous belly band. These noisy birds announce their territory with a distinctive rattling call. They excavate nesting burrows up to 2.4 meters deep into riverbanks using their heavy bills.

волнистый попугайчик

The budgerigar is the third most popular pet in the world after dogs and cats, and by far the most common pet parrot. Wild budgies travel in enormous nomadic flocks that can darken the sky. Males can learn to mimic human speech, with one record-holding budgie having a vocabulary of 1,728 words.

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