Belted Kingfisher vs Common Kestrel

Megaceryle alcyon so với Falco tinnunculus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Belted Kingfisher Common Kestrel
Tên Khoa Học Megaceryle alcyon Falco tinnunculus
Bộ Coraciiformes Falconiformes
Họ Alcedinidae Falconidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 33,0 cm (13.0 in) 34,0 cm (13.4 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 53,0 cm (20.9 in) 74,0 cm (29.1 in)
Khối Lượng 150,0 g (5.29 oz) 190,0 g (6.70 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, … Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at …
Số Trứng 6-7 1-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Belted Kingfisher 33,0 cm
Common Kestrel 34,0 cm
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Belted Kingfisher 53,0 cm
Common Kestrel 74,0 cm
Khối Lượng
Belted Kingfisher 150,0 g
Common Kestrel 190,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Belted Kingfisher only

Không

Common Kestrel only

Belted Kingfisher

Rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, estuaries, and coastlines with clear water and suitable perches. Nests in burrows dug into earthen banks.

Common Kestrel

Open country including farmland, grasslands, moorland, and urban areas. Common along motorways and in cities across Europe.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Common Kestrel

Tiếng Hót

A shrill, repeated 'kee-kee-kee-kee' or 'kik-ik-ik', especially near nest. Alarm call is a nasal chattering. Generally less vocal than larger falcons. Calls ring clearly in open country.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Belted Kingfisher

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

Common Kestrel

Europe, Asia, and Africa. One of the most common and widespread raptors in the Old World.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Least Concern

Common Kestrel

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Common Kestrel

Bộ Lông

Males have a blue-grey head and tail with a rufous back spotted with black. Females are rufous-brown with heavy barring. Both have a dark moustachial stripe.

Mỏ

Short, hooked grey bill with a yellow cere

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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.

Common Kestrel

The common kestrel is Europe's most abundant falcon, famous for its ability to hover motionless in the wind while scanning for prey. Research has shown kestrels can see ultraviolet light, allowing them to detect vole urine trails that reflect UV. The species has adapted remarkably well to urban environments.

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