spangled kookaburra, Aru giant kingfisher (Dacelo tyro) Dacelo tyro
English: Spangled Kookaburra, also called Aru Giant Kingfisher. Shot at the Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Date 2 August 2003
Author Doug Janson https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dougjj
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spangled_Kookaburra.jpg
The spangled kookaburra (Dacelo tyro) also called Aru giant kingfisher, is a little-known species of kookaburra found in the Aru Islands, Trans Fly savanna and grasslands of southern New Guinea and Australia. 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.
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Dacelo
Species: Dacelo tyro Gray, 1858
