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The type species is the laughing kookaburra. [1] The name Dacelo is an anagram of alcedo , the Latin word for a kingfisher. [ 7 ] A molecular study published in 2017 found that the genus Dacelo , as then defined, was paraphyletic .
The family contains 118 species and is divided into three subfamilies and 19 genera. All kingfishers have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with only small differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests.
The blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) is a large species of kingfisher native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Measuring around 40 cm (16 in), it is slightly smaller than the more familiar laughing kookaburra. It has cream-coloured upper- and underparts barred with brownish markings.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] ... Laughing kookaburra
Most species are watch-and-wait hunters which dive onto prey from a perch, mainly taking slow-moving invertebrates or small vertebrates. The shovel-billed kookaburra digs through leaf litter for worms and other prey, and the Vanuatu kingfisher feeds exclusively on insects and spiders. Several other western Pacific species are also mainly ...
The laughing kookaburra is the largest species of kingfisher, outsizing even the giant kingfisher in body mass. [ 6 ] [ 29 ] It is a stout, stocky bird 41–47 cm (16–19 in) in length, with a large head, prominent brown eyes, and a long and robust bill. [ 2 ]
Formerly considered the sole representative of the genus Clytoceyx, a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2017 found that the shovel-billed kookaburra nested with the kookaburras in the genus Dacelo. [3] It was reclassified into Dacelo by the International Ornithological Congress in 2023. [4] The shovel-billed kookaburra is endemic to New ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. This list of fictional birds is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. Ducks, penguins and birds of prey are not included here, and are listed separately at list of fictional ducks, list of fictional penguins, and list of fictional birds of prey. For non-fictional birds see List of ...