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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Bismarck Kingfisher	Laughing Kookaburra
学名	Ceyx websteri	Dacelo novaeguineae
目	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
科	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
保全状況	Vulnerable	Least Concern
体長	—	43.0 cm (16.9 in)
翼開長	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65.0 cm (25.6 in)
体重	59.333333333333336 g (2.09 oz)	340.0 g (11.99 oz)
食性	--	Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
一腹卵数	--	1-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Bismarck Kingfisher —

Laughing Kookaburra 43.0 cm

翼開長

Bismarck Kingfisher 17.8 cm

Laughing Kookaburra 65.0 cm

体重

Bismarck Kingfisher 59.333333333333336 g

Laughing Kookaburra 340.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland

Bismarck Kingfisher only

None

Laughing Kookaburra only

None

Laughing Kookaburra

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Bismarck Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

さえずり

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

Bismarck Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

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

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Bismarck Kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

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How to Tell Them Apart

Bismarck Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

羽毛

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.

くちばし

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

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About These Birds

Bismarck Kingfisher

ビスマルクカワセミは脆弱種の小型林内カワセミで、パプアニューギニアのビスマルク諸島固有種。小型カワセミに典型的な豊かな赤褐色と青の羽衣を持つ。

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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