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title: "Blue-winged Kookaburra"
description: "Dacelo leachii — Aves. The blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) is a large species of kingfisher native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/blue-winged-kookaburra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue-winged Kookaburra

> Dacelo leachii — Aves. The blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) is a large species of kingfisher native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea.

- Scientific name: *Dacelo leachii*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2196
- Wikidata: [Q854856](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q854856)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2417](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2417)

## Names

- en: Blue-winged Kookaburra
- de: Blauflügelliest
- es: Cucaburra Aliazul
- fr: Martin-chasseur à ailes bleues
- nl: Blauwvleugelkookaburra
- pl: Kukabura modroskrzydła

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1931), PG (54), ID (3)

## Summary

The blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) is a large species of kingfisher native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
Measuring around 40 cm (16 in), it is slightly smaller than the more familiar laughing kookaburra. It has cream-coloured upper- and underparts barred with brownish markings. It has blue wings and brown shoulders and blue rump. It is sexually dimorphic, with a blue tail in the male, and a rufous tail with blackish bars in the female.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-winged_kookaburra

## Photo

![Blue-winged Kookaburra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-winged-kookaburra/medium.jpg)

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/336715666

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-winged-kookaburra?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).