Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Alcedo euryzona dibandingkan dengan Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
Nama Ilmiah Alcedo euryzona Dacelo novaeguineae
Ordo Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Famili Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Status Konservasi Critically Endangered Least Concern
Panjang 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Rentang Sayap 17,1 cm (6.7 in) 65,0 cm (25.6 in)
Berat 43,1 g (1.52 oz) 340,0 g (11.99 oz)
Diet -- Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm
Rentang Sayap
Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher 17,1 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm
Berat
Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher 43,1 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher only

Laughing Kookaburra only

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Kicauan

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

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Status Konservasi

Critically Endangered

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

How to Tell Them Apart

Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Bulu

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.

Paruh

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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