Laughing Kookaburra vs Red-backed Kingfisher

Dacelo novaeguineae مقارنةً بـ Todiramphus pyrrhopygius

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Laughing Kookaburra Red-backed Kingfisher
الاسم العلمي Dacelo novaeguineae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
الرتبة Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
الفصيلة Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
طول الجناح 65,0 cm (25.6 in) 20,0 cm (7.9 in)
الوزن 340,0 g (11.99 oz) 54,833333333333336 g (1.93 oz)
النظام الغذائي Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a … --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-5 2-6
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm
Red-backed Kingfisher
طول الجناح
Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm
Red-backed Kingfisher 20,0 cm
الوزن
Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g
Red-backed Kingfisher 54,833333333333336 g

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Laughing Kookaburra only

Red-backed Kingfisher only

Laughing Kookaburra

Eucalyptus forests, woodland, and suburban gardens throughout eastern and southwestern Australia.

Song & Call Comparison

Laughing Kookaburra

الغناء

The eponymous call: a loud, rollicking laughter 'koo-koo-koo-ka-ka-ka-ka', rising then falling. Family groups call together creating a cacophony. Iconic sound of the Australian bush.

Red-backed Kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Laughing Kookaburra

Eastern Australia from Cape York to South Australia and Tasmania. Introduced to southwestern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

Red-backed Kingfisher

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Least Concern

Red-backed Kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

Laughing Kookaburra

الريش

Brown upperparts with blue patches on the wings and rump. Creamy white head and underparts with a dark eye stripe. Dark brown tail with rufous barring.

المنقار

Very large, heavy, dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible

Red-backed Kingfisher

About These Birds

Laughing Kookaburra

The laughing kookaburra is the largest kingfisher in the world, famous for its raucous laughing call that has become an iconic sound of the Australian bush. Despite being a kingfisher, it rarely eats fish, preferring terrestrial prey. Family groups perform chorus calls at dawn and dusk to mark their territory.

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