Dacelo
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Kookaburras (pronounced ) are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The loud, distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies.
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Dacelo is a genus of kingfishers within the family Alcedinidae. It belongs to the order Coraciiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata in the kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Leach in 1815 and is currently accepted in taxonomic records.
The genus comprises four species. Its mass is listed as 300. Occurrence data indicates 1,445,148 records, while iDigBio holds 15 records from institutions including CAS, UCLA, FMNH, MCZ, and WAM. These records are associated with Australia and Australie.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCoraciiformes
- FamilyAlcedinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Collections
- CAS, UCLA, FMNH, MCZ, WAM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Australia, Australie
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Classification and species
- Behaviour
- Hunting
- Diet
- Habitat
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Kookaburras (pronounced ) are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The loud, distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies.
They are found in habitats ranging from humid forest to arid savannah, as well as in suburban areas with tall trees or near running water. Though they belong to the larger group known as "kingfishers", kookaburras are not closely associated with water.
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