Blue-winged Kookaburra, largest kingfisher, perched in a tree in Townsville, Queensland in the afternoon sun with a tasty morsel in its beak.

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The blue-winged kookaburra is a large species of kingfisher native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Measuring around 40 cm, it is slightly smaller than the more familiar laughing kookaburra. It has cream-coloured upper- and underparts barred with brownish markings.

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Size: 2555px × 3833px
Location: Townsville, North queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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