Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Fragrant Crestwort

Alcedo meninting compared with Lophocolea fragrans

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Fragrant Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Alcedinidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Alcedo	Lophocolea
Species	Alcedo meninting	Lophocolea fragrans

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Fragrant Crestwort
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.

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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