Blue-banded Kingfisher vs Floating Fern

Alcedo euryzona compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Blue-banded Kingfisher is Critically Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-banded Kingfisher	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Alcedinidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alcedo	Salvinia
Species	Alcedo euryzona	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Blue-banded Kingfisher

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-banded Kingfisher	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-banded Kingfisher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Blue-banded Kingfisher

The Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona) is a species in the genus Alcedo. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway