Blue-banded Kingfisher vs Thyme Plume

Alcedo euryzona compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

• Blue-banded Kingfisher is Critically Endangered while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-banded Kingfisher	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alcedinidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Alcedo	Merrifieldia
Species	Alcedo euryzona	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-banded Kingfisher and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-banded Kingfisher

CR — Critically Endangered

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-banded Kingfisher	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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