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spangled kookaburra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head, Dacelo tyro.

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  • Asturian: cucaburra escamosa — Dacelo tyro
  • Chinese Mandarin: 披肩笑翠鳥 /披肩笑翠鸟 (pījiān xiàocuìniǎo) — Dacelo tyro
  • Czech: ledňák aruský — Dacelo tyro
  • Dutch: aroekookaburra — Dacelo tyro
  • Esperanto: punktita kukabarao — Dacelo tyro
  • Finnish: arunnauraja — Dacelo tyro
  • French: martin-chasseur pailleté — Dacelo tyro
  • German: Aruliest — Dacelo tyro
  • Hebrew: קוקברה מנומרת — Dacelo tyro
  • Hungarian: gyöngyös kokabura — Dacelo tyro
  • Irish: an cúcabarra Arúach — Dacelo tyro
  • Italian: kookaburra ornato — Dacelo tyro
  • Norwegian: fregnekokaburra — Dacelo tyro
  • Polish: kukabura łuskowana — Dacelo tyro
  • Punjabi: ارو کوکابرا — Dacelo tyro
  • Russian: аруа́нская кукаба́ра (aruánskaja kukabára) — Dacelo tyro
  • Russian: аруа́нская кукаба́рра (aruánskaja kukabárra) — Dacelo tyro
  • Spanish: cucaburra escamosa — Dacelo tyro
  • Swedish: pärlkokaburra — Dacelo tyro