Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) [XC140687]
by JACOB Herv\u00e9 from Dabra, Southern Mamberamo basin, Papua, Indonesia (song)
Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) [XC408769]
by Nick Athanas from Ok Ma road, 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.