Cucaburra común
Photo © Sockrosma
Photo © Sockrosma — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #200607101La cucaburra común o cucaburra risueño (Dacelo novaeguineae) es una especie de ave coraciforme de la familia Alcedinidae propia de Australia.
Mide aproximadamente 45 cm de largo con una cabeza grande, sus ojos son bastantes prominentes, son de color café y tiene un pico muy grande que puede llegar a medir 10 cm de largo. A primera vista, la cucaburra tiene un plumaje de color marrón oscuro y una cabeza y parte inferior blancas. Rayas oscuras en los ojos marrones le cruzan la cara y su pico superior es negro. Su cola de color rojizo está modelada con barras negras.
Se encuentra por todo el este de Australia, sobre todo en las zonas boscosas. Ha sido introducido en el sudoeste de Australia Occidental, Tasmania, la isla de Flinders, la isla Canguro y Nueva Zelanda.
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+64 aves+11 mamíferos
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Australia
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+131 aves+21 mamíferos
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+133 aves+24 mamíferos
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+107 aves+7 mamíferos
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+132 aves+19 mamíferos
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+95 aves+12 mamíferos
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+82 aves+6 mamíferos
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+119 aves+14 mamíferos
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+127 aves+30 mamíferos
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Australia
+88 aves+11 mamíferos
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+25 aves
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+141 aves+6 mamíferos
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+52 aves+4 mamíferos
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+121 aves+22 mamíferos
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+125 aves+27 mamíferos
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+131 aves+26 mamíferos
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+98 aves+6 mamíferos
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+59 aves+1 mamíferos
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VER PARQUE NACIONALAún no hay fotos de la comunidad. Inicia sesión para añadir la primera.
Aún no hay observaciones de la comunidad de esta especie.