Spotted Kingfisher vs Belted Kingfisher

Actenoides lindsayi เปรียบเทียบกับ Megaceryle alcyon

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Spotted Kingfisher Belted Kingfisher
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Actenoides lindsayi Megaceryle alcyon
อันดับ Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
กว้างปีก 21.2 cm (8.3 in) 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 95.0 g (3.35 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

Size Comparison

Body Length
Spotted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Spotted Kingfisher 21.2 cm
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Spotted Kingfisher 95.0 g
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Spotted 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.

Song & Call Comparison

Spotted 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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Spotted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Spotted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

Spotted 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

About These Birds

Spotted Kingfisher

The Spotted Kingfisher (<em>Actenoides lindsayi</em>) is a member of the family Alcedinidae and occupies forest habitats within its range. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are limited in the available literature. It is currently assessed as Least Concern, indicating that its global population is not considered to be at immediate risk. As a forest kingfisher, it is presumed to favor areas with suitable woodland cover, where it likely hunts from concealed perches in a sit-and-wait foraging style characteristic …

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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