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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Blyth's Kingfisher	Belted Kingfisher
Tên Khoa Học	Alcedo hercules	Megaceryle alcyon
Bộ	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Họ	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Chiều Dài	—	33,0 cm (13.0 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	19,2 cm (7.6 in)	53,0 cm (20.9 in)
Khối Lượng	62,5 g (2.20 oz)	150,0 g (5.29 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	--	Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …
Số Trứng	4-6	6-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Blyth's Kingfisher —

Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Blyth's Kingfisher 19,2 cm

Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm

Khối Lượng

Blyth's Kingfisher 62,5 g

Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Blyth's Kingfisher only

🌲 Forest

Belted Kingfisher only

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

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

Blyth's Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Tiếng Hót

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

Blyth's 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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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Blyth's Kingfisher

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Blyth's Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

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About These Birds

Blyth's 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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