Laughing Kookaburra bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsJacky, Woop Woop Pigeon, Bushman's Clock, Kooka, Johnny, Laughing John, Australian laughing jackass, Settler's Clock, Laughing Jackass, Alarm Bird, Laughing Jack, Jack, Ha ha Pigeon, Great Brown Kingfisher, Ha Ha Duck, Jackass, Laughing Johnny, Shepherd's Clock, Kookaburra, Breakfast Bird, Brown Kingfisher, Giant Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdAlcedo gigantea, Dacelo gigas, Alcedo novaeguineae
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusDacelo
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionsw, e Australia

Laughing Kookaburra bird sounds *

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    Call, song, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, song, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Dacelo novaeguineae minorCape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)-No
Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineaesw WA, ec QLD to s VIC and se SA (sw, e Australia); introduced Tasmania-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalancucaburra comú
Chinese笑翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional)笑翠鳥
Croatiankrupnokljuni vodomar
CzechLednák obrovský, ledňák obrovský
DanishLatterfugl
DutchKookaburra
Esperantoaŭstralia alciono, Ridema kukabarao, Kukabarao
Estoniankuukabarra (naeru-safiirlind)
FinnishIsonauraja, kookaburra
FrenchMartin-chasseur géant
GermanJägerlist, Lachender Hans, Kookaburra, Jägerliest
Hungariankacagójancsi
IcelandicHláturfugl
Irishcúcabarra
ItalianKookaburra sghignazzante
Japaneseワライカワセミ
Kazakhалып көкқұс, күлекеш кукабара
Lithuaniankvatojantis Jonas, didžioji kukabara
Norwegianlatterkokaburra, Latterkokaburra
Norwegian NynorskLatterkokaburra
PolishUkabura, Kukabura chichotiwa, kukabura chichotliwa
Portuguesecucaburra-grande, kokaburra, cucaburra-risonha
Russianзимородок-великан, Смеющаяся кукабарра, Смеющаяся кукабара, Смеющийся зимородок
SerbianKukabura
SlovakRybárik smejivý, kukabura obrovská
Slovenianveliki lovač
SpanishCucaburra común, Cucaburra Sonriente
Swedishskrattkokaburra, Kookaburra
Tatarкөлүчән яр чыпчыгы
TurkishKukabura
Ukrainianкукабара велика