Moustached Kingfisher vs Belted Kingfisher

Actenoides bougainvillei เปรียบเทียบกับ Megaceryle alcyon

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Moustached Kingfisher Belted Kingfisher
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Actenoides bougainvillei Megaceryle alcyon
อันดับ Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
กว้างปีก 25.8 cm (10.2 in) 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 187.5 g (6.61 oz) 150.0 g (5.29 oz)
อาหาร -- Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …
จำนวนไข่ -- 6-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Moustached Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Moustached Kingfisher 25.8 cm
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Moustached Kingfisher 187.5 g
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

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Moustached Kingfisher only

Belted Kingfisher only

Belted Kingfisher

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Moustached Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

เสียงร้อง

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Moustached Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Moustached Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Moustached Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

ขนนก

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.

ปาก

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

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About These Birds

Moustached Kingfisher

The Moustached Kingfisher (<em>Actenoides bougainvillei</em>) is a member of the family Alcedinidae, the kingfishers, and is found in forested habitats. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. Like other members of its genus, it is believed to favor dense lowland and foothill forest, where it likely perches quietly while searching for prey. The nesting habits of this species involve excavating burrows, a strategy typical among terrestrial kingfishers in the Actenoides group. Specific details …

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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