Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Goa-bean

Alcedo meninting compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared 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 meninting	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Goa-bean
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.

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-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.