Blue-winged Kookaburra

Description:

A large kingfisher with a big square head and a long bill. It has a distinctive pale eye. The head is off-white with brown streaks, the shoulders are sky blue and it has a uniform blue rump.The throat is plain white and the underparts are white with faint scalloped orange-brown bars.The back is mid brown. Males have a dark blue tail while females' tails are barred red-brown or blackish. Otherwise the sexes are similar. The legs and feet are grey and the bill is dark above and yellowish below. There is slight geographical variation with plumage more buff in north-western Australia (race clifoni).

Habitat:

Uses open forest, semi-arid woodland, tropical woodlands, tree-lined rivers.

Notes:

My first reference for identification: The Michael Morcombe eGuide to Australian Birds, Mobile App. Second reference: http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/blue...