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Altenative Names: Gaudichaud's Kookaburra, Rufous bellied Kookaburra, Rufous-bellied Giant Kingfisher

Dacelo gaudichaud

Male
Photo by Mehd Halaouate
Yapen Island, Papua New Guinea, March 2005

Identification

28 cm. Male has blue tail-feathers while the female's are brownish. White bill, black cap, blue-tinged wings, and a pale rufous belly and tail feathers.

Female
Photo by Mehd Halaouate
Genyem, Papua New Guinea, May 2004

Distribution

Lowlands of New Guinea including Kolepom Island, Geelvink Bay islands of Yapen and Mios Num, Aru islands, west Papuan islands of Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool, Heath Island in Milne Bay and North Moluccas (Gebe Island).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic^[1] species.

Habitat

Lower forest canopy of rainforests.

Behaviour

It lives in pairs rather than family groups.

It nests in termitaria.

The diet includes insects and vertebrates.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)

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