Aussie Kookaburra

Aussie Kookaburra

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Aussie Kookaburra

Hann River Roadhouse, Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia.

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Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

The largest Australian kingfisher, the kookaburra has a massive bill, a brown stripe through the eyes and over the crown, off-white head and underparts. It is mottled light blue on the wings and has brown bars on the tail.

Family members live in the same territory year-round and reinforce the boundaries at the beginning of the breeding season, calling together and awaiting the response of neighbours. Young stay with their parents for up to 4 years helping to the offspring. They hunt from a perch, staring at the ground and fluttering down to catch prey.

They breed from September to January and lay 1-4 eggs in a nest in a tree hollow or termite mound. The female and family helpers incubate the eggs and care for the young who fledge in about 5 weeks.

Their call is raucous laughing and their diet consists of reptiles, rodents, birds, insects and other invertebrates.

They inhabit Sclerophyll forests, woodlands and parks.

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