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Kookaburra Large and robust birds, 40 cm body length. A white and brown head and a dark eye-stripe. The upper parts are mostly dark brown but there is a mottled light-blue patch on the wing coverts. Alcedinidae,Australia,Aves,Bird,Coraciiformes,Dacelo novaeguineae,Kingfisher,Laughing Kookaburra,fauna,terrestrial kingfisher,vertebrate Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Kookaburra

Large and robust birds, 40 cm body length. A white and brown head and a dark eye-stripe. The upper parts are mostly dark brown but there is a mottled light-blue patch on the wing coverts.

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    Ruth Spigelman
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    Posted 7 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      They are so loud! My cats watched this video with me - they looked equally mesmerized and terrified. Posted 7 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Haha, I remember being on some Australian forum where everyone was complaining about this loud bird :) Posted 7 years ago

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The Laughing kookaburra

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.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded May 28, 2018. Captured May 18, 2018 06:45.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/166s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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