Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachiiVigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
English (US) Blue-winged Kookaburra
The Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Dacelo leachii
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra
- Described by
- Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Dacelo leachii superflua
- Dacelo leachii intermedia
- Dacelo leachii cervina
- Dacelo leachii occidentalis
- Dacelo leachii leachii
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
- Type locality
- East Coast of Australia: Keppel Bay, Shoalwater Bay, Broad Sound.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.205
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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