Belted Kingfisher vs Common Paradise-kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon в сравнении с Tanysiptera galatea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Belted Kingfisher Common Paradise-kingfisher
Научное название Megaceryle alcyon Tanysiptera galatea
Отряд Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Семейство Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Размах крыльев 53,0 cm (20.9 in) 20,9 cm (8.2 in)
Масса 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 60,833333333333336 g (2.15 oz)
Питание Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … --
Размер кладки 6-7 5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm
Common Paradise-kingfisher
Размах крыльев
Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm
Common Paradise-kingfisher 20,9 cm
Масса
Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g
Common Paradise-kingfisher 60,833333333333336 g

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Нет

Belted Kingfisher only

Common Paradise-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

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.

Common Paradise-kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

Common Paradise-kingfisher

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Common Paradise-kingfisher

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

Common Paradise-kingfisher

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.

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