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The largest kingfisher in Africa is the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), which is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in length and 255–426 g (9.0–15.0 oz) in weight. [17] The common Australian kingfisher, known as the laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), is the heaviest species, with females reaching nearly 500 g (18 oz) in weight. [18]
A 38¢ (equivalent to $0.84 in 2022) [21] Australian stamp issued in 1990 features a pair of kookaburras. [22] An international $1.70 (equivalent to $2.09 in 2022) [21] Australian stamp featuring an illustrated kookaburra was released in 2013. A $1.10 (equivalent to $1.21 in 2022) [21] laughing kookaburra stamp issued in 2020.
Blue Winged kookaburra - Berry Springs - Northern Territory - Australia. The blue-winged kookaburra was first collected by Sir Joseph Banks in 1770, but was initially overlooked and confused with the laughing kookaburra, and was finally officially described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1826, its specific name commemorating British zoologist William Elford Leach. [2]
The first book for which Cooper supplied the paintings was Portfolio of Australian Birds, written by Keith Hindwood in 1967. Later, he illustrated Parrots of the World, Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds, Australian Parrots, Kingfishers and Related Birds, The Cockatoos (a Portfolio of all Species), Turacos (a Portfolio of all Species) and " Pigeons and Doves in Australia" all authored by Joseph ...
Azure kingfisher: Ceyx azureus: Little kingfisher: Ceyx pusillus (A) Laughing kookaburra: Dacelo novaeguineae (I) Blue-winged kookaburra: Dacelo leachii: Black-capped kingfisher: Halcyon pileata (A) Red-backed kingfisher: Todiramphus pyrrhopygia: Forest kingfisher: Todiramphus macleayii (A) Torresian kingfisher: Todiramphus sordidus: Sacred ...
The sacred kingfisher feeds on a wide variety of invertebrates (particularly insects bugs and spiders), small crustaceans, fish (infrequently), frogs, small rodents and reptiles, [13] and there are a few reports of them eating finches and other small birds. Usually, the sacred kingfisher will sit on a low branch and wait for prey to pass by.
The shovel-billed kookaburra (Dacelo rex), 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.
A wild Australian little penguin returning to its burrow to feed its chicks on Bruny Island. 14 species recorded [7 extant native, 7 vagrant] Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Only one species, the Australian little penguin, breeds on the Australian ...