Dacelo leachii leachii

(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Vernacular names
English : Blue-winged kookaburra
French : Martin-chasseur à ailes bleues

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Coraciiformes
Family : Alcedinidae
Notes : 3 other subspecies known.

Identification
Large bill, blackish and horn-colored. Plumage mostly white-buff with black streaks on head and slight vermiculation on belly. Black and blue wings. Male has blue tail, female has brown tail.

Range and habitat
Subspecies found in north Australia, from Queensland to Brisbane and Byron Bay. Occurs in savanna and eucalypt woodlands, open forests, mangroves and cultivated lands, to 600 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is safe so far and locally increasing because of deforestation. Habitat cleared in parts of northern Australia. Common and well bred in aviculture.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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