Spangled Kookaburra

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When to see the Spangled Kookaburra

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Spangled Kookaburra

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Spangled Kookaburra

The spangled kookaburra, also called the Aru giant kingfisher, is a species of kookaburra found in the Aru Islands, Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands of southern New Guinea. Little is known of its family life or breeding biology.

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Easily confused with

Shovel-billed KookaburraDacelo rexThe shovel-billed kookaburra, also known as the shovel-billed kingfisher, is a large, approximately 33 cm (13 in) long, dark brown tree kingfisher with a heavy, short, and broad bill that is unique among the kingfishers. Rufous-bellied KookaburraDacelo gaudichaudThe rufous-bellied kookaburra, originally known as Gaudichaud's kookaburra after French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré, is a species of kookaburra that is widely distributed through the forests of lowland New Guinea. Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiThe adult blue-winged kookaburra measures around 38 to 42 cm (15 to 17 in) in length and weighs 260 to 330 g.