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Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Photo by cathysinoz
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown and tan with stout, dark beaks. Feeds on reptiles, amphibians and insects.

Habitat:

Lives in open forest and bushland. Territorial.

Notes:

These kookaburras regularly visit our yard for water and for the skinks, frogs, snakes and blue-tongue lizards that live on the property.

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