Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Jio

Alcedo meninting compared with Commelina benghalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-eared Kingfisher Jio
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes) Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family Alcedinidae Commelinaceae
Genus Alcedo Commelina
Species Alcedo meninting Commelina benghalensis

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Jio

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-eared Kingfisher Jio
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.

Jio

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Jio

No description available.

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