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Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra

Scientific Name: Dacelo novaeguineae

Did you know?

There nickname is the ‘bushman’s alarm clock’. This is because of their habit of calling at dawn and dusk. The laughing kookaburra’s song has been used as a sound effect in jungle movies for many years, where it sounds like a group of monkeys.

Natural Habitat

Eucalyptus forest of east Australia.

Diet

They feed on a wide variety of food including large insects, small mammals and occasionally small snakes.

Two Laughing Kookaburras perched on a branch at Paultons Park surrounded by greenery
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