Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Mountain Waxcap

Alcedo meninting compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Alcedinidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alcedo	Hygrocybe
Species	Alcedo meninting	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Mountain Waxcap
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.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.