Banded Kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Lacedo pulchella comparado com Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Banded Kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
Nome científico Lacedo pulchella Dacelo novaeguineae
Ordem Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Família Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Envergadura 16,4 cm (6.5 in) 65,0 cm (25.6 in)
Peso 47,525 g (1.68 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 2-5 1-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Banded Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm
Envergadura
Banded Kingfisher 16,4 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm
Peso
Banded Kingfisher 47,525 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Banded Kingfisher only

Nenhum

Laughing Kookaburra only

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

Banded 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

Banded 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

Banded Kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

How to Tell Them Apart

Banded 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

Banded Kingfisher

O martim-pescador-pinto é um martim-pescador colorido do sudeste da Ásia com plumagem preta e branca com toque de azul, encontrado em florestas próximas de rios.

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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