📷 (c) Jude Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
📷 (c) Linda Reinhold, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
📷 (c) Cat Ordway, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
IUCN: Least Concern
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassAves›OrderCoraciiformes›FamilyAlcedinidae›GenusDacelo
About
Laughing kookaburras are large woodland kingfishers whose loud territorial calls sound like human laughter. Family groups defend territories and often help raise young in tree hollows. Unlike stream kingfishers, kookaburras mostly hunt terrestrial prey from branches and posts.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Eucalypt forest, woodland, parks, gardens, and farmland edges
🍃Diet Carnivore — insects, reptiles, small mammals, birds, frogs, and fish
📏Size & Weight Body 39–42 cm
•weight 310–480 g
⏳Lifespan 10–15 years wild
🗺Range Eastern and southwestern Australia; introduced to Tasmania and New Zealand
Bird
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Eucalypt forest, woodland, parks, gardens, and farmland edges
🍃Diet Carnivore — insects, reptiles, small mammals, birds, frogs, and fish
📏Size & Weight Body 39–42 cm
•weight 310–480 g
⏳Lifespan 10–15 years wild
🗺Range Eastern and southwestern Australia; introduced to Tasmania and New Zealand
Photo Credits
#1(c) Jude Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#2(c) Linda Reinhold, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#3(c) Cat Ordway, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
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