Kookaburras
Dacelo
Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28–42 cm (11–17 in) in length. The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. However Kukuburi in an old Turkish dialect meant 'Blue Wolf', so the name may hint at the trading legacy of contacts from an early epoch. The loud distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Laughing Kookaburra
speciesDacelo novaeguineae
Blue-winged Kookaburra
speciesDacelo leachii
Rufous-bellied Kookaburra
speciesDacelo gaudichaud
Spangled Kookaburra
speciesDacelo tyro
Shovel-billed Kookaburra
speciesDacelo rex
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 2409.