Amazon Kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Chloroceryle amazona 比較対象 Dacelo novaeguineae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Amazon Kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
学名 Chloroceryle amazona Dacelo novaeguineae
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 43.0 cm (16.9 in)
翼開長 26.1 cm (10.3 in) 65.0 cm (25.6 in)
体重 121.0 g (4.27 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 3-4 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Amazon Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43.0 cm
翼開長
Amazon Kingfisher 26.1 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65.0 cm
体重
Amazon Kingfisher 121.0 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Amazon Kingfisher only

Laughing Kookaburra only

Laughing Kookaburra

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Amazon 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

Amazon 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

Least Concern

Amazon Kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

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How to Tell Them Apart

Amazon 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

Amazon Kingfisher

中央アメリカから南米にかけての河川、池、マングローブに生息するカワセミ(体長29〜30cm)。金属光沢のある緑色の上面と橙色の下面が鮮やか。Chloroceryle amazona(アマゾンカワセミ)は南米で最もよく見られる大型カワセミで、急流の岩の上から魚を狙って急降下する。Alcedinidae科。

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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