Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Irish Major

Alcedo meninting compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Alcedinidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Alcedo	Oxycera
Species	Alcedo meninting	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eared Kingfisher and Irish Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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