Mangrove Kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Halcyon senegaloides в сравнении с Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Mangrove Kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
Научное название Halcyon senegaloides Dacelo novaeguineae
Отряд Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Семейство Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Размах крыльев 21,0 cm (8.3 in) 65,0 cm (25.6 in)
Масса 61,5 g (2.17 oz) 340,0 g (11.99 oz)
Питание -- Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
Размер кладки 3 1-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Mangrove Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm
Размах крыльев
Mangrove Kingfisher 21,0 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm
Масса
Mangrove Kingfisher 61,5 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Mangrove Kingfisher only

Laughing Kookaburra only

Нет

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

Mangrove Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Пение

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

Mangrove Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Mangrove Kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

How to Tell Them Apart

Mangrove Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Оперение

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.

Клюв

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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