นกหงส์หยก vs Common Kingfisher

Melopsittacus undulatus เปรียบเทียบกับ Alcedo atthis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ นกหงส์หยก Common Kingfisher
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Melopsittacus undulatus Alcedo atthis
อันดับ Psittaciformes Coraciiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Psittaculidae Alcedinidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 18.0 cm (7.1 in) 17.0 cm (6.7 in)
กว้างปีก 30.0 cm (11.8 in) 25.0 cm (9.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 30.0 g (1.06 oz) 36.0 g (1.27 oz)
อาหาร Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … Small fish, aquatic insects, and crustaceans. Hunts from a low perch over water, diving headfirst …
จำนวนไข่ 4-6 3-10
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
นกหงส์หยก 18.0 cm
Common Kingfisher 17.0 cm
กว้างปีก
นกหงส์หยก 30.0 cm
Common Kingfisher 25.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
นกหงส์หยก 30.0 g
Common Kingfisher 36.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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นกหงส์หยก

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

Common Kingfisher

Clear, slow-flowing rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds with suitable perching and nesting banks. Requires clean water with good fish populations.

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Song & Call Comparison

นกหงส์หยก

เสียงร้อง

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.

Common Kingfisher

เสียงร้อง

A sharp, penetrating 'chee' whistle given in flight, often the first indication of its presence. Short, shrill single note as it darts low over rivers. Contact call is a rippling …

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Geographic Range & Migration

นกหงส์หยก

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

Common Kingfisher

Widespread across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Northern populations migrate south in winter.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

นกหงส์หยก

Least Concern

Common Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

นกหงส์หยก

ขนนก

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

ปาก

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

Common Kingfisher

ขนนก

Brilliant electric blue upperparts and orange underparts. Blue-green crown with darker barring. White throat patch and cheek spots. A flash of blue in flight.

ปาก

Long, straight, dagger-like dark bill — orange base on the lower mandible in females

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About These Birds

นกหงส์หยก

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.

Common Kingfisher

The common kingfisher is a dazzling jewel of waterways, its iridescent blue plumage caused by light refraction in the feather structure rather than pigment. These birds inspired the design of the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan — the shape of their bill was copied to reduce sonic booms when trains exit tunnels.

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