Spangled Kookaburra
Dacelo tyroGray, GR, 1858
English (US) Spangled Kookaburra
The Spangled Kookaburra (Dacelo tyro) 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 tyro
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spangled Kookaburra
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1858
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dacelo tyro archboldi
- Dacelo tyro tyro
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1858
- Type locality
- Aru Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.357 p.171
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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