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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	Lachender Hans
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Halcyon badia	Dacelo novaeguineae
Ordnung	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Familie	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Flügelspannweite	18,4 cm (7.2 in)	65,0 cm (25.6 in)
Gewicht	57,083333333333336 g (2.01 oz)	340,0 g (11.99 oz)
Ernährung	--	Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
Gelegegröße	2-3	1-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher —

Lachender Hans 43,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher 18,4 cm

Lachender Hans 65,0 cm

Gewicht

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher 57,083333333333336 g

Lachender Hans 340,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌲 Wald

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher only

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Lachender Hans only

🌿 Feuchtgebiet

Lachender Hans

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Lachender Hans

Gesang

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Lachender Hans

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Least Concern

Lachender Hans

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How to Tell Them Apart

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Lachender Hans

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

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

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About These Birds

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Lachender Hans

Der Lachende Hans ist der größte Eisvogel der Welt und berühmt für seinen schallenden, lachähnlichen Ruf, der zu einem unverkennbaren Klang des australischen Busches geworden ist. Obwohl er zu den Eisvögeln zählt, frisst er nur selten Fisch und bevorzugt Beute vom Boden. Familiengruppen stimmen bei Sonnenauf- und -untergang gemeinsame Rufchöre an, um ihr Revier zu markieren.

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