Common kingfisher vs Peregrine falcon
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Common kingfisher in Coraciiformes, Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes.
Photo: Artemy Voikhansky · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a common kingfisher and a peregrine falcon?
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, Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They have been recorded in 116 of the same countries (the common kingfisher in 117 in total, the peregrine falcon in 229). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Common kingfisher | Peregrine falcon | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Alcedo atthis | Falco peregrinus |
| Family | Alcedinidae | Falconidae |
| Order | Coraciiformes | Falconiformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | pigeon, gull, duck, passerines |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 117 | 229 |
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