Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

Alcedo meninting compared with Nomada facilis

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Alcedinidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Alcedo	Nomada
Species	Alcedo meninting	Nomada facilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eared Kingfisher and Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee
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.

Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden. 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.