The laughing kookaburra is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae. It is a large robust 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.
Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
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Uploaded Dec 6, 2025. Captured Dec 5, 2025 12:55 in 110 Springmount Rd, Hindmarsh Tiers SA 5202, Australia.