Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) [XC39171]
by Frank Lambert from Ok Ma road, Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (?)
Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) [XC38394]
by Bas van Balen from Ok Menga near Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)
Subspecies
Possibly related to Dacelo and Melidora. Northern population described as subspecies septentrionalis, but plumage variation is not constant.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
rex Sharpe, 1880 - Western, central and south-eastern New Guinea, from Vogelkop east to Finisterre and Owen Stanley Range.
imperator van Oort, 1909 - South-western New Guinea, from R Noord to Mt Goliath.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet