New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Ceyx sacerdotis comparado com Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
Nome científico Ceyx sacerdotis Dacelo novaeguineae
Ordem Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Família Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Envergadura 11,7 cm (4.6 in) 65,0 cm (25.6 in)
Peso 19,56 g (0.69 oz) 340,0 g (11.99 oz)
Dieta -- Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
Tamanho da postura -- 1-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm
Envergadura
New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher 11,7 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm
Peso
New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher 19,56 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher only

Nenhum

Laughing Kookaburra only

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Canto

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

New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

How to Tell Them Apart

New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Plumagem

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.

Bico

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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