
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
By Anthony Druett
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Uploaded Oct 10, 2012. Captured in 92-94 Moore St, Trinity Beach QLD 4879, Australia.
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