The brightly coloured Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) is a type of kingfisher, a carnivorous bird found only in northern Australia and New Guinea. They are efficient hunters, diving down onto their prey and then often beating their capture to death on a tree branch. Their loud and raucous call enables an observer to easily spot them in the wild.
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