Dacelo

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q340041
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Dacelo

Summary

Dacelo is a taxon[1]. Dacelo has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dacelo's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dacelo is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Dacelo belongs to the parent taxon Alcedinidae[5].
  • Dacelo is endemic to Australia[6].
  • Dacelo is endemic to New Guinea[7].
  • Dacelo's scientific name is Dacelo[8].
  • Dacelo's Commons category is recorded as Dacelo[9].
  • Dacelo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dacelo[10].
  • Dacelo's Commons gallery is recorded as Dacelo[11].
  • Dacelo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'kookaburra'}[12].
  • Dacelo's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+300'}[13].
  • Dacelo's homonymous taxon is recorded as Dacelo[14].

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Classification

Dacelo's scientific name is Dacelo[8]. Dacelo is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Dacelo belongs to the parent taxon Alcedinidae[5]. Dacelo is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'kookaburra'}[12].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Australia[6] and New Guinea[7].

Identifiers

Dacelo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2409[15]. Dacelo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8938[16]. Dacelo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45516455[17]. Dacelo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475646[18]. Dacelo's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553607[19].

Why It Matters

Dacelo has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Dacelo is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · An Sionnach Rua · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Endemic to Australia, New Guinea
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