Dacelo gaudichaud (Rufous-Bellied Kookaburra)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Rufous-Bellied Giant Kingfisher, Rufous-Bellied Kookaburra

Common Names in French:

Martin-Chasseur De Gaudichaud

Common Names in German:

Rotbauchliest

Description

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Habitat

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 1.7Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Coraciimorphae ()
        Order: Coraciiformes () - Forbes, 1884
        Suborder: Alcedini ()
        Infraorder: Alcedinides () - �
        Parvorder: Alcedinida ()
        Family: Alcedinidae ()
        Genus: Dacelo () - Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
        Specific name: gaudichaud - Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
        Scientific name: - Dacelo gaudichaud Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 12-Jun-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Dacelo

There are approximately 16 species in this genus:

D. gaudichaud (Rufous-Bellied Kookaburra) · D. gaudichaudi · D. gigas · D. leachii (Blue-Winged Kookaburra) · D. leachii cervina · D. leachii intermedia · D. leachii leachii · D. leachii occidentalis · D. leachii superflua · D. novaeguineae (Kookaburra) · D. novaeguineae minor · D. novaeguineae novaeguineae · D. pygmaeus · D. tyro (Spangled Kookaburra) · D. tyro archboldi · D. tyro tyro

Bibliography

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Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Eck & Quaisser (2004): Verzeichnis der Typen der Vogelsammlung des Museums f�r Tierkunde in den Staatlichen Naturhistorischen Sammlungen Dresden. Zoologische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 54 - Zoologische Abhandlungen 54, pp. 233-316

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Notes

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Contributors

BirdLife International 2004. Dacelo gaudichaud. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3853713
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-554577
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 328977
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554577
IUCN ID: 47711
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 151490