冠翡翠 vs 林翡翠

Todiramphus australasia compared with Todiramphus macleayii

Key Differences

• 冠翡翠 is Near Threatened while 林翡翠 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	冠翡翠	林翡翠
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Aves (鳥綱)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order same	Coraciiformes (佛法僧目)	Coraciiformes (佛法僧目)
Family same	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Genus same	Todiramphus	Todiramphus
Species	Todiramphus australasia	Todiramphus macleayii

Evolutionary Relationship

冠翡翠 and 林翡翠 share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Todiramphus.

Conservation Status

冠翡翠

NT — Near Threatened

林翡翠

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	冠翡翠	林翡翠
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

冠翡翠

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

林翡翠

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

冠翡翠

The cinnamon-banded kingfisher (Todiramphus australasia) is a medium-sized kingfisher in the family Alcedinidae, endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, particularly Timor, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, and adjacent smaller islands. It inhabits primary and mature secondary forest, forest edges, and lightly wooded areas, perching conspicuously on branches from which it hunts lizards, large insects, and occasionally small vertebrates. The plumage features a distinctive cinnamon-rufous breast band across an otherwise blue-green and white body, giving the species its common name. The cinnamon-banded kingfisher is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN, reflecting ongoing habitat loss from deforestation across the Lesser Sunda Islands, where forest cover has declined substantially due to agricultural conversion, charcoal production, and logging. Its restricted island range limits the total available habitat and makes local extinctions from habitat loss particularly significant at the population level. The Lesser Sunda Islands represent a transition zone between Asian and Australasian biotas and host considerable endemic biodiversity. The species is entirely absent from Europe; any Norwegian database record is an artifact. Conservation priorities include protection of remaining primary forest on Timor and other key islands in its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway