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Spangled kookaburra

Dacelo tyro G. R. Gray, 1858

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The spangled kookaburra (Dacelo tyro) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 136 g to 156.5 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Spangled kookaburra (Dacelo tyro)
Photo: Doug Janson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the spangled kookaburra

Weight
136 g – 156.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the spangled kookaburra live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The spangled kookaburra is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the spangled kookaburra?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The spangled kookaburra (Dacelo tyro), also called the Aru giant kingfisher, is a species of kookaburra found in the Aru Islands, Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands of southern New Guinea. Little is known of its family life or breeding biology.

From the Wikipedia article “Spangled kookaburra” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spangled_kookaburra&oldid=1315366730), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the spangled kookaburra endangered?

The spangled kookaburra is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the spangled kookaburra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusDacelo
  7. SpeciesDacelo tyro G. R. Gray, 1858
Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • كوكابورا لامعArabic
  • cucaburra escatósCatalan
  • ledňák aruskýCzech
  • cwcabyra cennogWelsh
  • Aru LatterfuglDanish
  • Perlehovedet LatterfuglDanish
  • AruliestGerman
  • Aru-LiestGerman
  • punkta kukaburoEsperanto
  • Cucaburra escamosaSpanish
  • täpik-kuukabarra (täpik-safiirlind)Estonian
  • arunnaurajaFinnish
  • arunkookaburraFinnish
  • Martin-chasseur pailletéFrench
  • pjegavoglavi vodomarCroatian
  • gyöngyös kokaburaHungarian
  • Kukabura aruIndonesian
  • Kookaburra ornatoItalian
  • Kookaburra picchiettatoItalian
  • アルーワライカワセミJapanese
  • blizgioji kukabaraLithuanian
  • ArukookaburraDutch
  • AroekookaburraDutch
  • fregnekokaburraNorwegian
  • kukabura łuskowanaPolish
  • ارو کوکابراWestern Panjabi
  • cucaburra-escamosaPortuguese
  • cucaburra-de-lantejoulasPortuguese
  • Аруанская кукабараRussian
  • kukabura šupinatáSlovak
  • pegasti lovačSlovenian
  • pärlkokaburraSwedish
  • PärlkookaburraSwedish
  • Kafesli KukaburaTurkish
  • кукабара аруанськаUkrainian
  • 披肩笑翠鳥Chinese
  • 披肩笑翠鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the spangled kookaburra

Other species in the same genus Dacelo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the spangled kookaburra?

An adult spangled kookaburra weighs 136 g – 156.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the spangled kookaburra live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the spangled kookaburra for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the spangled kookaburra endangered?

The spangled kookaburra is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the spangled kookaburra?

The spangled kookaburra (Dacelo tyro) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{spangled_kookaburra_2026,
  title = {Spangled kookaburra (Dacelo tyro)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spangled-kookaburra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}