Red belly reads

Red belly reads
	Rotbelbelliest ( Dacelo gaudichaud )
Systematics
Order :	Rockers (Coraciiformes)
Family :	Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Subfamily :	Lieste (Halcyoninae)
Genre :	Dacelo
Type :	Red belly reads
Scientific name
	Dacelo gaudichaud
	Quoy & Gaimard , 1824

The red-bellied bird ( Dacelo gaudichaud ) is a bird from the family of kingfishers found in New Guinea . The species epithet honors the French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré . In English usage, the species is sometimes referred to as Gaudichaud's kookaburra .

description

Appearance

Adult red-bellied ruffles reach a length of 28 to 31 centimeters and a weight of 110 to 161 grams for the males and 138 to 170 grams for the females. There is weak sexual dimorphism between the sexes . The head of the males is black and shows a narrow white stripe behind the eyes, the collar is also white. The chest and belly are colored cinnamon red. The rest of the plumage is dark blue. There are some turquoise spots on the wings. The control springs are blue. The females show similar drawing patterns as the males. Their control feathers, however, are colored reddish. The strong beak has a light yellowish color in both sexes. The iris is black-brown, legs and feet are gray.

Vocalizations

The utterances of the red bellied reading are varied, for example a sequence of loud “tok” and “chok” calls or a series of “kikikikiki-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha” calls that sound like a laugh.

distribution and habitat

The red bellied reading occurs in New Guinea. It lives preferentially in the scrub in mountain rain or mangrove forests , sometimes also in gardens, generally below 500 meters, occasionally found at 1300 meters.

Way of life

The birds feed primarily on arthropods (Arthropoda), occasionally also on small vertebrates (Vertebrata) and decapods (Decapoda). Nest holes are dug in active termite mounds on trees (cardboard nests ) by both parents . The nest is made either in August and September or in May and June. The male defends the area around the nest against conspecifics and other bird species. A clutch usually consists of two eggs. Data on the breeding season are not available. Both parents mainly feed the nestlings with small insects or earthworms. There are six to eleven feedings per hour.

Danger

The red bellied reading is not uncommon in its areas of distribution and is therefore classified by the IUCN as a “ least concern ”.

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literature

Josep del Hoyo , Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal : Handbook of the Birds of the World, Mousebirds to Hornbills. Volume 6, Lynx Edicions, 2001, ISBN 978-84-87334-30-6 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Woodall, PF (2016). Rufous-bellied Kookaburra (Dacelo gaudichaud). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, DA & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/55739 on August 25, 2016)
^ IUCN Red List

Web links

Commons : Rotbauchliest - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Rotbelbelliest (Dacelo gaudichaud) in the Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved August 11, 2017.

[Woodall-1] Woodall, PF (2016). Rufous-bellied Kookaburra (Dacelo gaudichaud). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, DA & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/55739 on August 25, 2016)

[2] IUCN Red List