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Overview:

Conservation Status

History:

• 1988-Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004)
• 1994-Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004)
• 2000-Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2000)

Justification

This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000¿1,000,000 km². The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as 'common' in at least parts of its range (del Hoyo et al. 2001). Global population trends have not been quantified, but populations appear to be stable (del Hoyo et al. 2001) so the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Taxonomy

Notes:

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

Physical Description

Distribution

Range and Population

This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 km². The global population size has not been quantified, but it is believed to be large as the species is described as 'common' in at least parts of its range (del Hoyo et al. 2001). Global population trends have not been quantified, but populations appear to be stable (del Hoyo et al. 2001) so the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Dacelo:

There are approximately 23 species and subspecies in this genus: D. gaudichaud (Rufous-Bellied Kookaburra) · D. gaudichaud gaudichaud · D. gaudichaudi · D. gigas · D. guadichaud · D. leachii (Blue-Winged Kookaburra) · D. leachii cervina · D. leachii intermedia · D. leachii leachii · D. leachii occidentalis · D. leachii superflua · D. leachii superfluus · D. lindsayi · D. novaeguineae (Kookaburra) · D. novaeguineae minor · D. novaeguineae novaeguineae · D. novaeguineae ssp · D. novaequinae novaequinae · D. occidentalis · D. pygmaeus · D. tyro (Spangled Kookaburra) · D. tyro archboldi · D. tyro tyro

Bibliography

• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.

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Notes

Contributors:

• BirdLife International 2004. Dacelo leachii. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• 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 March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:

• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers:

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554575
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 328975
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 151488