Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Cittura sanghirensis ile kıyaslandığında Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
Bilimsel Ad Cittura sanghirensis Dacelo novaeguineae
Takım Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Familya Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Kanat Açıklığı 22,1 cm (8.7 in) 65,0 cm (25.6 in)
Ağırlık 147,0 g (5.19 oz) 340,0 g (11.99 oz)
Beslenme -- Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 1-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm
Kanat Açıklığı
Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher 22,1 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm
Ağırlık
Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher 147,0 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher only

Hiçbiri

Laughing Kookaburra only

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Şarkı

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

Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

How to Tell Them Apart

Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Tuy

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.

Gaga

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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