Laughing Kookaburra
Details
Name:
Laughing Kookaburra
Laughing Kookaburra
Scientific Name:
Dacelo novaeguineae
Dacelo novaeguineae
Reference Number:
LAY-413
LAY-413
Description
Order Coraciiformes; Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) - Scientific name: Dacelo novaeguineae; Earlier scientific name: Dacelo gigas - Common name: Laughing Kookaburra - Distribution in Australia: Australian endemic bird (despite its scientific epithet novaeguineae) widely distributed in eastern states from Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland through eastern half of Queensland and eastern half of New South Wales, throughout Victoria to Eyre Peninsula in southern South Australia – Introduced to: south-western Western Australia, Kangaroo Island in South Australia, Flinders Island in Bass Strait, Tasmania and northern New Zealand.
Additional Details
Reference Number: | LAY-413 |
Scientific Name: | Dacelo novaeguineae |