North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Ceyx melanurus से तुलना Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
वैज्ञानिक नाम Ceyx melanurus Dacelo novaeguineae
गण Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
कुल Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई 43.0 cm (16.9 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 11.5 cm (4.5 in) 65.0 cm (25.6 in)
वजन 20.15 g (0.71 oz) 340.0 g (11.99 oz)
आहार -- Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
अंडों की संख्या -- 1-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43.0 cm
पंखों का फैलाव
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher 11.5 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65.0 cm
वजन
North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher 20.15 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher only

कोई नहीं

Laughing Kookaburra only

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

गीत

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

How to Tell Them Apart

North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

पंख

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.

चोंच

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

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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