Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Alcedo meninting compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Blue-eared Kingfisher is Least Concern while Small Emerald Spreadwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Alcedinidae	Lestidae
Genus	Alcedo	Lestes
Species	Alcedo meninting	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Small Emerald Spreadwing
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.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.