Laughing Kookaburra

Last updates:

02.07.2014. photo 4,5. 

The Laughing Kookaburra is well known both as a symbol of Australia's birdlife and as the inspirational from the children's songs and is the largest member of the Kingfisher family.

Its song really sounds like laughing and when I heard it the first time I asked my self "Since when a monkeys lives around Perth ?"

You can hear its voice on the bottom of post. 

The Laughing Kookaburra has dark brown wing plumage and a white head and underside. Dark brown aye stripes run across its face and its upper bill its black. Its reddish-colored tail is patterned with black bars.

Laughing Kookaburras are found throughout eastern Australia. They have been introduced to Tasmania, south-west of Western Australia and New Zeeland.

Its habitat are most areas where there are eucalyptus trees.

Feed mostly on insects, worms and crustaceans, although small snakes, mammals, frogs and birds may also be eaten. Prey is seized by pouncing from suitable perch. Small prey is eaten whole, but larger pray is killed by bashing it against the ground or tree branch.

Photo: Jozef Skubin. 1,2,3, Swan river, Belmont 24.06.2013. 4,5, Walter Point, Swan River 29.06.2014 

Smejoča se Kookaburra je večkrat uporabljena kot simol ptic v Avstraliji in v mnogih otroških pesmih. Spada v družino Kingfisherjev in je največja izmed njih.

Njeno oglašanje res zveni kot smeh in ko sem jo prvič slišal sem se najprej vprašal " Od kdaj pa živijo opice tu okrog Pertha?"

Njen zvok lahko slišite na koncu tega opisa.

Smejoča Kookaburra ima temno rjavo perje na perutih, glava in rebušna stran pa je bela. Preko oči do zaglavja ima temno rjavi liniji in črn zgornji del kljuna. Po rdečkasto obarvanem repu ima temne linije.

Smejočo Kookaburrro najdemo v celotni vzhodni Avstraliji, naseljena pa je bila v Tasmanijo, jugovzhod Zahodne Avstralije in v Novo Zelandijo.

Njen habitat je povsod kjer je mogoče najti evkaliptusovo drevje.

Večinoma se hrani z insekti in raki pa tudi z manjšimi kačami, sesalci (miši itd..), žabami, celo pticami.

Plen napade iz primernega mesta in manjše živali pogoltne kar cele, z večjimi pa udari ob tla ali drevesno vejo.