Listen to the Blue-winged kookaburra
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About the Blue-winged kookaburra
The Blue-winged kookaburra is a bird in the family Alcedinidae (order Coraciiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 334 g.
What does the Blue-winged kookaburra sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Dacelo
More from the family Alcedinidae
Common kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Pied kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
White-throated kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Stork-billed kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Grey-headed kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Sacred kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Brown-hooded kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Ringed kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Green kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Shining-blue kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Frequently asked questions
What does a Blue-winged kookaburra sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Blue-winged kookaburra on this page. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Blue-winged kookaburra endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-winged kookaburra as “least concern”.
What family does the Blue-winged kookaburra belong to?
The Blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.
Sources & credits
- Dacelo leachii - Blue-winged Kookaburra by Peter Russell – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q854856 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blue-winged kookaburra – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Adrian Pingstone – Public domain