Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Alcedo meninting compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Alcedinidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alcedo	Cyperus
Species	Alcedo meninting	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Smooth Flat Sedge
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.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.