Belted Kingfisher vs Niau Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon เปรียบเทียบกับ Todiramphus gertrudae

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Belted Kingfisher Niau Kingfisher
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Megaceryle alcyon Todiramphus gertrudae
อันดับ Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Not Evaluated
ความยาว 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
กว้างปีก 53.0 cm (20.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 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
Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm
Niau Kingfisher
กว้างปีก
Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm
Niau Kingfisher
น้ำหนัก
Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g
Niau Kingfisher

Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

Belted Kingfisher only

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Niau 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

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.

Niau Kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

Niau Kingfisher

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Not Evaluated

Niau Kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Niau 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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