Spangled kookaburra
Spangled kookaburra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Dacelo |
Species: | D. tyro
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Binomial name | |
Dacelo tyro Gray, 1858
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Subspecies[2] | |
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The spangled kookaburra (Dacelo tyro) also called Aru giant kingfisher, is a little-known species of kookaburra found in the Aru Islands, Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands of southern New Guinea. Practically nothing is known of its family life or breeding biology.
Taxonomy[]
Two subspecies are recognised:[3]
- D. t. tyro – Aru Islands, Indonesia
- D. t. archboldi – New Guinea
Description[]
The spangled kookaburra grows to 33 cm (13 in) in length, with females growing slightly larger than males.[4] It has bright blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head. The upper mandible is dark grey whilst the lower mandible is white. Males and females look alike.[3]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Dacelo tyro". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Fry, C Hillary; Fry, Kathie; Harris, Alan (2010). Kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. London: A&C Black. pp. 130–131.
- ^ "Spangled Kookaburra (Dacelo tyro)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Dacelo
- Birds of the Aru Islands
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds described in 1858
- Taxa named by George Robert Gray
- Coraciiformes stubs