Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,338
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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. It has blue wings and brown shoulders and blue rump. It is sexually dimorphic, with a blue tail in the male, and a rufous tail with blackish bars in the female.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Blue-winged kookaburra”.