Shovel-billed Kookaburra
Shovel-billed Kookaburra (<em>Dacelo rex</em>) is a species of Kingfishers (<em>Alcedinidae</em>) in the order Kingfishers and Allies.
Overview
Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Dacelo rex) is a species of Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) in the order Kingfishers and Allies.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Dacelo; binomial: Dacelo rex; authority: (Sharpe, 1880).
Distribution
Breeding range: Australasia.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Includes imperator; treat as monotypic (Beehler & Pratt 2016). Formerly assigned to the monotypic genus Clytoceyx which is embedded in the kookaburra genus Dacelo based on multilocus analyses (Moyle 2006, Andersen et al. 2018).
