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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	African Pygmy-kingfisher	Laughing Kookaburra
학명	Ispidina picta	Dacelo novaeguineae
목	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
과	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	43.0 cm (16.9 in)
날개 폭	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	65.0 cm (25.6 in)
체중	12.6 g (0.44 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	3-6	1-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

African Pygmy-kingfisher —

Laughing Kookaburra 43.0 cm

날개 폭

African Pygmy-kingfisher 10.5 cm

Laughing Kookaburra 65.0 cm

체중

African Pygmy-kingfisher 12.6 g

Laughing Kookaburra 340.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌲 Forest 🌿 Wetland

African Pygmy-kingfisher only

🌾 Grassland

Laughing Kookaburra only

없음

Laughing Kookaburra

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

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Song & Call Comparison

African Pygmy-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

African Pygmy-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

Least Concern

African Pygmy-kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Pygmy-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

African Pygmy-kingfisher

아프리카자지물총새는 사하라 이남 아프리카의 삼림에 서식하는 소형 물총새이다. 파란색 등과 주황색 배의 대비가 특징적이며 숲 속의 작은 하천 근처에서 생활한다. 물속으로 다이빙하여 물고기와 곤충을 잡아먹는다.

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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