spangled kookaburra, Aru giant kingfisher (Dacelo tyro) Dacelo tyro Kingfisher by Keulemans
Date between 1868 and 1871
Source Richard Bowdler Sharpe Family of Kingfishers, published from 1868 to 1871
Author J G Keulemans and R Bowdler Sharpe
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dacelo_tyro.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.
