Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher vs Laughing Kookaburra

Ceyx cyanopectus so với Dacelo novaeguineae

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra
Tên Khoa Học Ceyx cyanopectus Dacelo novaeguineae
Bộ Coraciiformes Coraciiformes
Họ Alcedinidae Alcedinidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 11,7 cm (4.6 in) 65,0 cm (25.6 in)
Khối Lượng 19,0 g (0.67 oz) 340,0 g (11.99 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
Số Trứng -- 1-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher 11,7 cm
Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm
Khối Lượng
Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher 19,0 g
Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher only

Laughing Kookaburra only

Không

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Song & Call Comparison

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Tiếng Hót

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

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

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

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher

Laughing Kookaburra

Bộ Lông

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.

Mỏ

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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