Laughing Kookaburra vs Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher

Dacelo novaeguineae comparado com Tanysiptera danae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Laughing Kookaburra Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher
Nome científico Dacelo novaeguineae Tanysiptera danae
Ordem Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Família Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Envergadura 65,0 cm (25.6 in) 18,0 cm (7.1 in)
Peso 340,0 g (11.99 oz) 43,75 g (1.54 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
Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm
Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher
Envergadura
Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm
Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher 18,0 cm
Peso
Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g
Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher 43,75 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Laughing Kookaburra only

Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher only

Nenhum

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher

Geographic Range & Migration

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Least Concern

Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher

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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