Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Ceyx cyanopectus 비교 대상 Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
학명 Ceyx cyanopectus Dacelo novaeguineae
Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 43.0 cm (16.9 in)
날개 폭 11.7 cm (4.6 in) 65.0 cm (25.6 in)
체중 19.0 g (0.67 oz) 340.0 g (11.99 oz)
식성 -- Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
산란 수 -- 1-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43.0 cm
날개 폭
Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher 11.7 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65.0 cm
체중
Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher 19.0 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher only

Laughing Kookaburra only

없음

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

노래

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

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

깃털

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.

부리

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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