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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة	Banded Kingfisher	Biak Paradise-kingfisher
الاسم العلمي	Lacedo pulchella	Tanysiptera riedelii
الرتبة	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
الفصيلة	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
حالة الحفاظ	Least Concern	Near Threatened
الطول	—	—
طول الجناح	16,4 cm (6.5 in)	19,8 cm (7.8 in)
الوزن	47,525 g (1.68 oz)	64,875 g (2.29 oz)
النظام الغذائي	--	--
عدد البيض في الوضع	2-5	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

🌲 Forest

Banded Kingfisher only

بلا

Biak Paradise-kingfisher only

بلا

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Banded Kingfisher

Near Threatened

Biak Paradise-kingfisher

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About These Birds

Banded Kingfisher

The Banded Kingfisher is a strikingly colored kingfisher of the family Alcedinidae found in lowland forests of Southeast Asia. Weighing about 47.5g with a wingspan of 16.4cm, males display brilliant blue and rufous banding while females are barred brown. Unlike many kingfishers, it typically hunts insects and lizards rather than fish.

Biak Paradise-kingfisher

The Biak Paradise-kingfisher is a near-threatened, spectacularly plumaged kingfisher endemic to Biak Island in West Papua. It has elongated white tail streamers, turquoise-blue and chestnut plumage, and a bright red bill. It inhabits lowland rainforest and is highly dependent on undisturbed forest for nesting and foraging on earthworms and insects.

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