Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii

Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
The Blue-winged Kookaburra is native to northern Australia and New Guinea. The female, above, has a rufous brown tail and the male has a blue tail.
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
The undertail has moulted in the darker headed bird above; full undertail shown on the white-eyed, light-headed male nominal subspecies above right.
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
The "kingfisher" colours can be seen, but like the Common Kookaburra, the main diet is reptiles (snakes, lizards) plus some small mammals or birds.
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Blue-winged Kookaburra