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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Belted Kingfisher	Bismarck Kingfisher
学名	Megaceryle alcyon	Ceyx websteri
目	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
科	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Vulnerable
体长	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	—
翼展	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
体重	150.0 g (5.29 oz)	59.333333333333336 g (2.09 oz)
食性	Primarily small fish caught by plunge-diving from a perch or hover. Also takes crayfish, frogs, …	--
产卵数	6-7	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Belted Kingfisher 33.0 cm

Bismarck Kingfisher —

翼展

Belted Kingfisher 53.0 cm

Bismarck Kingfisher 17.8 cm

体重

Belted Kingfisher 150.0 g

Bismarck Kingfisher 59.333333333333336 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland

Belted Kingfisher only

🏖️ Coastal

Bismarck Kingfisher only

🌲 Forest

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

Belted Kingfisher

鸣唱

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.

Bismarck Kingfisher

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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.

Bismarck Kingfisher

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保护状况

Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Vulnerable

Bismarck Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Belted Kingfisher

羽毛

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.

喙

Long, heavy, straight, dark dagger-like bill

Bismarck Kingfisher

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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.

Bismarck Kingfisher

韦氏翠鸟 (Ceyx websteri)，体长约13厘米。上体深蓝色，下体橙黄色，嘴红色。特有于新几内亚周边的岛屿。栖息于茂密的热带雨林溪流附近。以小鱼和甲壳动物为食。种群数量稀少，研究较少。

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