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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik	Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher	Belted Kingfisher
Bilimsel Ad	Alcedo euryzona	Megaceryle alcyon
Takım	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Familya	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Koruma Durumu	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
Uzunluk	—	33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Kanat Açıklığı	17,1 cm (6.7 in)	53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Ağırlık	43,1 g (1.52 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	3-5	6-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher —

Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm

Kanat Açıklığı

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher 17,1 cm

Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm

Ağırlık

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher 43,1 g

Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

🏖️ Coastal

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher only

🌲 Forest

Belted Kingfisher only

🌿 Wetland

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

Javan Blue-banded 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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Javan Blue-banded 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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Koruma Durumu

Critically Endangered

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Javan Blue-banded 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

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About These Birds

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher

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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