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Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

The Laughing Kookaburra is a big, friendly bird known for its loud, laughing call! They love to sit on tree branches and watch for tasty insects and small animals to eat.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Laughing Kookaburra is a stocky bird with a creamy white head featuring a distinct dark brown eye-stripe and a large, powerful black bill. Its back is streaked brown, contrasting with blue patches on its wings and a lighter, whitish belly.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungCoraciiformesFamilieAlcedinidaeGattungDacelo
Laughing Kookaburra
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Laughing Kookaburra

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Kookaburras are the largest species of kingfisher, despite not eating many fish!

Their famous 'laugh' is a social call often heard at dawn and dusk.

They use their powerful bill like a spear, diving from branches to catch ground prey.

Young kookaburras often stay with their parents to help raise the next generation of chicks.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Territory Teller

Laughing Kookaburra can produce a loud, cackling 'laugh' that helps them boldly announce their territory to other birds.

Fähigkeit

Snake Sniper

Laughing Kookaburra has keen eyesight and a strong, pointed bill that helps them accurately snatch and subdue snakes.

Fähigkeit

Prey Basher

Laughing Kookaburra can stun or kill larger prey by smashing it against a hard surface before eating it whole.

Maße und Details

Länge
40-47 cm
Flügelspannweite
65-80 cm
Gewicht
0.3-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
15-20 Jahre
Top Speed
45 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-4
Brutzeit
24-26 Tage
Zugstrecke
0 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

A skilled hunter that eats small animals, insects, and occasionally other birds.

Hauptnahrung

  • Snakes
  • Lizards
  • Insects
  • Rodents
  • Frogs
  • Small birds

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

King Brown Snake

Pseudechis australis

Known for preying on venomous snakes.

hunts

Lace Monitor

Varanus varius

Preys on juvenile monitors and other lizards.

eaten by

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

Can be prey for larger, powerful raptors.

shelters

Southern Blue Gum

Eucalyptus globulus

Uses hollows in these large trees for nesting.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Laughing Bird

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance, and don't try to touch or feed them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Laughing Kookaburra?

40-47 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Laughing Kookaburra?

65-80 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Laughing Kookaburra?

0.3-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Laughing Kookaburra?

15-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Laughing Kookaburra?

45 km/h

Was frisst Laughing Kookaburra?

A skilled hunter that eats small animals, insects, and occasionally other birds.

Wo findet man Laughing Kookaburra normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Laughing Kookaburra?

Ambush

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