Common kingfisher vs Mallard
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Common kingfisher in Coraciiformes, Mallard in Anseriformes.
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What is the difference between a common kingfisher and a mallard?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Common kingfisher in Coraciiformes, Mallard in Anseriformes.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They have been recorded in 107 of the same countries (the common kingfisher in 117 in total, the mallard in 179). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Common kingfisher | Mallard | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Alcedo atthis | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Family | Alcedinidae | Anatidae |
| Order | Coraciiformes | Anseriformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | worm, insect, beetle, Anisoptera, caddisfly, arthropod and 4 more |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 117 | 179 |
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