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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher	Laughing Kookaburra
학명	Ceyx erithaca	Dacelo novaeguineae
목	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
과	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
보전 상태	Near Threatened	Least Concern
체장	—	43.0 cm (16.9 in)
날개 폭	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	65.0 cm (25.6 in)
체중	17.033333333333335 g (0.60 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	3-7	1-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher —

Laughing Kookaburra 43.0 cm

날개 폭

Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher 11.6 cm

Laughing Kookaburra 65.0 cm

체중

Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher 17.033333333333335 g

Laughing Kookaburra 340.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest

Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher only

🏖️ Coastal

Laughing Kookaburra only

🌿 Wetland

Laughing Kookaburra

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-backed Dwarf-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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-backed Dwarf-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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보전 상태

Near Threatened

Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-backed Dwarf-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

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About These Birds

Black-backed Dwarf-kingfisher

검은등 소형물총새는 준위협종의 보석 같은 초소형 물총새이다. 짙은 청흑색 등; 오렌지색-황갈색 아랫면; 매우 작은 크기. 남아시아와 동남아시아 숲 서식.

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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