Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Thrips

Alcedo meninting compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Alcedinidae	Thripidae
Genus	Alcedo	Thrips
Species	Alcedo meninting	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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