Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex)

Other Names (World)
Shovel-billed Kingfisher, Shovel-billed Kookaburra, Emperor Kingfisher, Crab-eating Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
32 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1880

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. Also rural gardens and plantations. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a ringing monotonous plaintive series of whistles. Often calls loudly pre-dawn. Also a typical kookaburra chattering alarm call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) [XC18759]
by Mike Catsis from Ok Ma road, Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) [XC39171]
by Frank Lambert from Ok Ma road, Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (?)

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.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) - 10 files

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