Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
About the Laughing Kookaburra
The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae. It is a large kingfisher with a whitish head and a brown eye-stripe. The upperparts are mostly dark brown but there is a mottled light-blue patch on the wing coverts. The underparts are cream-white and the tail is barred with rufous and black. The plumage of the male and female birds is similar. The territorial call is a distinctive laugh that is often delivered by several birds at the same time, and is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve a jungle setting.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 104 recordings for this species: 56 CC BY-NC-SA · 48 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.