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title: "Laughing Kookaburra"
description: "Dacelo novaeguineae — Aves. The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/laughing-kookaburra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Laughing Kookaburra

> Dacelo novaeguineae — Aves. The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae.

- Scientific name: *Dacelo novaeguineae*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 49677
- Wikidata: [Q824974](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q824974)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2413](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2413)

## Names

- en: Laughing Kookaburra
- de: Jägerliest
- es: Cucaburra Común
- fr: Martin-chasseur géant
- nl: Kookaburra
- pl: Kukabura chichotliwa

## Countries with the most observations

AU (47686), NZ (59), GB (7), BE (3)

## Summary

The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae. It is a large 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. The underparts are cream-white and the tail is barred with rufous and black. The plumage of the male and female birds is similar. The territorial call is a distinctive laugh that is often delivered by several birds at the same time, and is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve a jungle setting.
The laughing kookaburra is native to…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_kookaburra

## Photo

![Laughing Kookaburra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/laughing-kookaburra/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paul Cavers · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162921349

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/laughing-kookaburra?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).