The Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a carnivorous bird in the kingfisher family Halcyonidae. It is probably the most iconic Australian bird and its distinctive “laugh” is as true blue Aussie as you can get.
They are very clever and more than one picnicker has lost a BBQ steak or bread roll to a swiftly swooping Kookaburra. We have quite a few of them in our suburb and I often wake up to the laugh outside my window and if you walk through any reserve or national park in Queensland, Victoria or NSW you will most likely see Laughing Kookaburras or even have unexpected guests at your picnic!
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VIDEOS
The best video of the laugh was actually filmed at San Diego zoo. It’s kind of hard to predict when a wild one will laugh unless you want to sit there and film until it does. This is how they actually sound in the wild………..or in your backyard! What a wake up call!
Here’s some wild Kookaburras
And just to show you how iconic they are in Australia, here’s a kid’s song about them!