Spotted Kingfisher vs Belted Kingfisher

Actenoides lindsayi ile kıyaslandığında Megaceryle alcyon

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Spotted Kingfisher Belted Kingfisher
Bilimsel Ad Actenoides lindsayi Megaceryle alcyon
Takım Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Familya Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 21,2 cm (8.3 in) 53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Ağırlık 95,0 g (3.35 oz) 150,0 g (5.29 oz)
Beslenme -- Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 6-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Spotted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Spotted Kingfisher 21,2 cm
Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm
Ağırlık
Spotted Kingfisher 95,0 g
Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Hiçbiri

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

Şarkı

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.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Spotted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

Spotted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Tuy

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.

Gaga

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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