Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Kingfishers
Photo: Andreas Heikaus; Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library
Call and song
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About the Laughing Kookaburra
Common, very large kingfisher with a dark eye and brown cheek patch. In Queensland take care to identify from Blue-winged Kookaburra, which has a pale eye and a pale streaked head. Typical calls include an immediately recognizable and distinctive laugh, which gives the species its common name. Abundant in parks, towns, forests, and campgrounds.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 7 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
