Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Brown Violetear

Alcedo meninting compared with Colibri delphinae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Brown Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Alcedinidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alcedo	Colibri
Species	Alcedo meninting	Colibri delphinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eared Kingfisher and Brown Violetear share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Brown Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Brown Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Brown Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Blue-eared Kingfisher

The Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is a species in the genus Alcedo. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Brown Violetear

The only predominantly brown hummingbird in the violetear genus, brown violetears have brownish-bronze upper parts and a diagnostic violet-blue ear patch. Found across a broad range of humid forest and forest edge from Guatemala south through Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil to Bolivia. Inhabiting elevations from lowland to 2,000 meters, they are found in forest interior, forest edge, and gardens. Despite relatively drab plumage for a hummingbird, the violet ear patch glitters vividly in direct sunlight.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway