Ehleka i-kookaburra
Ukuhlukaniswa kwesayensi

Ehleka i-kookaburra , noma ukuhleka kookaburra , noma ehleka inkosifisher , noma kookaburra , noma umpe omkhulu we-kingfisher (lat. Dacelo novaeguineae) - uhlobo lwezinyoni ezivela emndenini we-kingfisher. Inyoni edla amasayizi aphakathi nendawo futhi yakha aminyene, ubude bomzimba buyi-45-47 cm, ngamaphiko angama-65 cm, ngesisindo cishe ngo-500. Ikhanda likhulu, linomlomo omude, omhlophe ongcolile, ompunga nonomdaka onsundu ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo ze-kookabur. Ukuvela kanye namazwi amaduna, izinsikazi namachwane amadala kunezinyanga ezintathu acishe afane. Izinyoni zenza imisindo efana nokuhleka komuntu.

Umhlaba ongowokuzalwa walezi zinhlobo yi-Eastern Australia, kusuka lapho wethulwa khona eningizimu-ntshonalanga yezwe, eTasmania, eziqhingini zaseFlinders naseKangaroo naseNew Zealand. Ihlala ezindaweni ezinamahlathi noma izinkuni, imvamisa inesimo sezulu esipholile nesinomswakama. Ukuba inyoni eyindawo, ayenzi izindiza ezithile zonyaka.

AmaKucabaras athande ukudla izirhubuluzi nezinambuzane, kanye nama-crustaceans anamanzi ahlanzekile. Ibamba namagundane amancane nezinyoni ezincane. Babulala inyamazane (ikakhulukazi izinyoka ezinobuthi) ngokuziphonsa zisuka phezulu ziye emhlabathini.

Izidleke ze-kukabar emigodini ye-eucalyptus. Isikhathi sokuzala singo-Agasti-Septhemba. Insikazi ibekela amaqanda ama-pearl-white angama-2 kuya ku-4, ngokuvamile ngokuphumula kosuku olulodwa, okubandakanya izinsuku ezingama-24- 26. Amakati aminyene awenqunu futhi awaboni, kepha amancanyana nje kunenyoni endala. Ukuthomba kwenzeka ngonyaka. Izinyoni ezincane ezizalwa ngonyaka owedlule zivame ukuhlala nabazali bazo futhi zizisize zibambe amaqanda lapho zibekwa khona ngokulandelayo.

• Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineae - ukuhleka kookaburra (East Australia),
• Dacelo novaeguineae omncane - Ukuhleka okuncane kookaburra (Cape York).