BirdUp · Species
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachiiVigors & Horsfield, 1827
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- Order
- CORACIIFORMES
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Dacelo
At a glance
The Blue-winged Kookaburra is a large bird, about 39 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 39 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Blue-winged Kookaburra look like?
The Blue-winged Kookaburra is a large bird, about 39 cm long and weighing 200–447 g.
The blue-winged kookaburra is a large species of kingfisher native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Blue-winged Kookaburra?
The Blue-winged Kookaburra is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
What sound does a Blue-winged Kookaburra make?
Recordings of the Blue-winged Kookaburra on BirdUp feature its call.
call · Quality A
Peter Russell · Cooya Pooya, Shire of Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia
Call
Thomas Mesaglio · Nourlangie Trail around Anbangbang Rock Shelter, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory
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Thomas Mesaglio · Bird Billabong, Mary River NP, Northern Territory
Call
Thomas Mesaglio · Kubara trail and surrounds, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Blue-winged Kookaburra eat?
The Blue-winged Kookaburra feeds on terrestrial invertebrates, terrestrial vertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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