European Robin vs Laughing Kookaburra

Erithacus rubecula 比較対象 Dacelo novaeguineae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 European Robin Laughing Kookaburra
学名 Erithacus rubecula Dacelo novaeguineae
Passeriformes Coraciiformes
Muscicapidae Alcedinidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 14.0 cm (5.5 in) 43.0 cm (16.9 in)
翼開長 21.0 cm (8.3 in) 65.0 cm (25.6 in)
体重 18.0 g (0.63 oz) 340.0 g (11.99 oz)
食性 Insects, worms, and berries. Often follows gardeners and large animals to catch invertebrates disturbed from … Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
一腹卵数 4-7 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
European Robin 14.0 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 43.0 cm
翼開長
European Robin 21.0 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65.0 cm
体重
European Robin 18.0 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

European Robin only

None

Laughing Kookaburra only

European Robin

Woodlands, hedgerows, parks, and gardens across Europe. Remarkably tame around humans, especially in Britain.

Laughing Kookaburra

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

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Song & Call Comparison

European Robin

さえずり

Exquisite, melancholic melody of thin whistled phrases, rising and falling softly. Rich, warbling song year-round; both sexes sing. Alarm call is a sharp 'tic-tic-tic'.

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

European Robin

Europe, western Asia, and parts of North Africa. Northern populations migrate south in winter; western European populations are largely resident.

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

European Robin

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

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How to Tell Them Apart

European Robin

羽毛

Olive-brown upperparts with a warm orange-red breast and face bordered by grey. White belly and undertail coverts.

くちばし

Thin, pointed dark brown bill

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

European Robin

イギリスの非公式の国鳥で、縄張り意識が強く、一年中さえずる。民話では鳥の中の特別な地位を持つ。

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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