Blue-banded Kingfisher vs Goa-bean

Alcedo euryzona compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Blue-banded Kingfisher is Critically Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-banded Kingfisher	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Alcedinidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alcedo	Psophocarpus
Species	Alcedo euryzona	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Blue-banded Kingfisher

CR — Critically Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-banded Kingfisher	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.