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Spangled Kookaburra




  Name Spangled Kookaburra
  Status LC
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Aves
  Ordo Coraciiformes
  Familia Halcyonidae
  Genus '' Dacelo ''
  Species '''''D tyro'''''
  Binomial ''Dacelo tyro''
  Binomial Authority Gray , 1858


The Spangled Kookaburra, ''Dacelo tyro'' is a little-known, but spectacular species of Kookaburra found only on the Aru Islands and the savannahs of southern New Guinea . It has bright blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head. Practically nothing is known of its family life or breeding biology.


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  • Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern



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