Friday,
15 August 2025
The Laughing Kookaburra

The raucous cackle of the Laughing Kookaburra is an essential feature of the Australian bush and a key part of our region’s dawn and dusk bird chorus.

It is instantly identifiable by most people, both by their call, size, and plumage.

The Kookaburra is off-white below, faintly barred with dark brown, and brown on the back and wings.

The tail is more rufous, broadly barred with black.

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