Eisvogel vs Graureiher

Alcedo atthis compared with Ardea cinerea

Key Differences

Eisvogel is Vulnerable while Graureiher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eisvogel	Graureiher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Aves (Vögel)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Coraciiformes (Rackenvögel)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Alcedinidae	Ardeidae
Genus	Alcedo	Ardea
Species	Alcedo atthis	Ardea cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Eisvogel and Graureiher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Vögel)

Ansehen Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Eisvogel

VU — Vulnerable

Graureiher

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eisvogel	Graureiher
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eisvogel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Graureiher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Eisvogel

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

A large, elegant wading bird reaching up to 1 meter in height, gray herons inhabit wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Patient, solitary hunters, they stand motionless for long periods before striking fish, frogs, and small mammals with lightning-fast dagger bill strikes. They nest colonially in tall trees in rookeries called heronries, sometimes shared with other colonial waterbirds. Widely distributed and of Least Concern globally.