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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher	Common Kingfisher
Tên Khoa Học	Ceyx sangirensis	Alcedo atthis
Bộ	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Họ	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
Chiều Dài	—	17,0 cm (6.7 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	12,0 cm (4.7 in)	25,0 cm (9.8 in)
Khối Lượng	18,0 g (0.63 oz)	36,0 g (1.27 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	--	Small fish, aquatic insects, and crustaceans. Hunts from a low perch over water, diving headfirst …
Số Trứng	--	3-10
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher —

Common Kingfisher 17,0 cm

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher 12,0 cm

Common Kingfisher 25,0 cm

Khối Lượng

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher 18,0 g

Common Kingfisher 36,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Không

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher only

🌲 Forest

Common Kingfisher only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

Common Kingfisher

Clear, slow-flowing rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds with suitable perching and nesting banks. Requires clean water with good fish populations.

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Song & Call Comparison

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

Tiếng Hót

A sharp, penetrating 'chee' whistle given in flight, often the first indication of its presence. Short, shrill single note as it darts low over rivers. Contact call is a rippling …

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

Widespread across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Northern populations migrate south in winter.

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Critically Endangered

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher

Least Concern

Common Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

Bộ Lông

Brilliant electric blue upperparts and orange underparts. Blue-green crown with darker barring. White throat patch and cheek spots. A flash of blue in flight.

Mỏ

Long, straight, dagger-like dark bill — orange base on the lower mandible in females

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About These Birds

Sangihe Dwarf-kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

The common kingfisher is a dazzling jewel of waterways, its iridescent blue plumage caused by light refraction in the feather structure rather than pigment. These birds inspired the design of the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan — the shape of their bill was copied to reduce sonic booms when trains exit tunnels.

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