Belted Kingfisher vs Black-capped Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon ile kıyaslandığında Halcyon pileata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Belted Kingfisher Black-capped Kingfisher
Bilimsel Ad Megaceryle alcyon Halcyon pileata
Takım Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Familya Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Vulnerable
Uzunluk 33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 53,0 cm (20.9 in) 24,8 cm (9.8 in)
Ağırlık 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 79,0 g (2.79 oz)
Beslenme Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 6-7 4-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm
Black-capped Kingfisher
Kanat Açıklığı
Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm
Black-capped Kingfisher 24,8 cm
Ağırlık
Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g
Black-capped Kingfisher 79,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Belted Kingfisher only

Black-capped 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

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.

Black-capped Kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

Black-capped Kingfisher

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Vulnerable

Black-capped Kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Black-capped 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.

Black-capped Kingfisher

The Black-capped Kingfisher is a Vulnerable, vividly colored kingfisher of South and Southeast Asian coasts and wetlands, with a striking black cap, white collar, blue-purple upperparts, and rufous underparts. It breeds in East Asia and winters south to South and Southeast Asia along coastal mangroves, tidal flats, and wetland margins. It feeds on fish, crabs, and large insects.

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