Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Dusky Starfrontlet

Alcedo meninting compared with Coeligena orina

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while Dusky Starfrontlet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Dusky Starfrontlet
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	Coeligena
Species	Alcedo meninting	Coeligena orina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Dusky Starfrontlet
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.

Dusky Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway