Upper body dark brown, underparts white. Tail rusty brown with black stripes. Head dull white with a dark brown stripe down the centre and dark brown stripe across the face. Upper bill dark brown, lower bill white-cream. Wings brown with blue edges

At a glance

Habitat Open woodlands, forests and urban areas
Size Bill to tail length up to 45 cm
Origin Native
Distribution Eastern and south-western mainland Australia. Introduced toTasmania and New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
Eastern and south-western mainland Australia. Introduced toTasmania and New Zealand
Habitat
Open woodlands, forests and urban areas
Size
Bill to tail length up to 45 cm
Common Name Laughing Kookaburra
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyHalcyonidae
GenusDacelo
SpeciesDacelo novaeguineae
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