Laughing Kookaburra
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyAlcedinidae
HabitatForest
RangeAustralia
Length43 cm
Wingspan65 cm
Weight320 g
DietCarnivore
About the Laughing Kookaburra
The largest kingfisher, famous for a rolling laugh that opens the dawn chorus. Family groups chorus together to claim territory, the sound behind the song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree. Waits on perches for snakes, lizards, and insects. Kills snakes by bashing them against branches.