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Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, J 1783)
The laughing kookaburra is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae. It is a large robust 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. Source: Wikipedia
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Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Dacelo
Scientific:
Dacelo novaeguineae
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Dacelo
Scientific:
Dacelo novaeguineae
Original description
Citation:
(Hermann, J 1783)
Reference:
Tabula Affin. Anim.
Protonym:
Alcedo novae Guineae
Type locality:
New Guinea, ex Daubenton, PL enlum, pi. 663 = New South Wales apud Mathews.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39000885#page/212/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
94AF4A470D4C6319
Avibase ID:
avibase-94AF4A47
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/94AF4A47
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554574
Geographic range:
- Dacelo novaeguineae: southwestern and eastern Australia
- Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineae: eastern and southeastern Australia; introduced Tasmania and southwestern Australia
- Dacelo novaeguineae minor: northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula southward to Cooktown)
Source: Clements checklist
Laughing Kookaburra
Catalan:
Cucaburra comú
Czech:
ledňák obrovský
Danish:
Latterfugl
German:
Jägerliest
Spanish:
Cucaburra Común
Spanish (Spain):
Cucaburra Común
Finnish:
kookaburra
French:
Martin-chasseur géant
Croatian:
krupnokljuni vodomar
Hungarian:
kacagójancsi
Icelandic:
Hláturfugl
Italian:
Kookaburra sghignazzante
Japanese (romaji):
waraikawasemi
Japanese:
ワライカワセミ
Lithuanian:
Didžioji kukabara
Dutch:
Kookaburra
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Latterkokaburra
Norwegian:
Latterkokaburra
Polish:
kukabura chichotliwa
Portuguese:
Kokaburra
Portuguese (Portugal):
cucaburra-risonha
Russian:
Смеющаяся кукабара
Slovak:
kukabura obrovská
Serbian:
Kukabura
Swedish:
skrattkokaburra
Ukrainian:
Кукабара велика
Chinese:
笑翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
笑翠鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martin-chasseur géant ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martin-chasseur géant ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| eBird version 2015: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Dacelo novaeguineae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dacelo novaeguineae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Dacelo novaeguineae [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Laughing Kookaburra ( Dacelo novaeguineae) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dacelo novaeguineae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dacelo novaeguineae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Catalan: Cucaburra comú
Czech: Lednák obrovský, ledňák obrovský
Danish: Latterfugl
German: Jägerliest, Jägerlist, Kookaburra, Lachender Hans
English: Alarm Bird, Australian laughing jackass, Breakfast Bird, Brown Kingfisher, Bushman's Clock, Giant Kingfisher, Great Brown Kingfisher, Ha Ha Duck, Ha ha Pigeon, Jack, Jackass, Jacky, Johnny, Kooka, Kookaburra, Laughing Jack, Laughing Jackass, Laughing John, Laughing Johnny, Laughing Kookaburra, Settler's Clock, Shepherd's Clock, Woop Woop Pigeon
English, HBW: Laughing Kookaburra
English (IOC): Laughing Kookaburra
English (United States): Laughing Kookaburra
Esperanto: aŭstralia alciono, Kukabarao, Ridema kukabarao
Spanish: Cucaburra Común, Cucaburra Sonriente
Spanish (Spain): Cucaburra Común
Spanish (HBW): Laughing Kookaburra
Estonian: kuukabarra, kuukabarra (naeru-safiirlind), naeru-safiirlind
Finnish: Isonauraja, kookaburra
French: Martin-chasseur géant
Irish: cúcabarra
Croatian: krupnokljuni vodomar
Hungarian: kacagójancsi
Icelandic: Hláturfugl
Italian: Kookaburra sghignazzante
Japanese (romaji): waraikawasemi
Japanese: ワライカワセミ
Kazakh: алып көкқұс, күлекеш кукабара
Kirghiz: күлкүчү чабакчыл
Scientific: Alcedo gigantea, Alcedo novae Guineae, Alcedo novaeguineae, Dacelo gigas, Dacelo novaeguineae, Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineae
Lithuanian: Didžioji kukabara, kvatojantis Jonas
Dutch: Kookaburra
Norwegian Nynorsk: Latterkokaburra
Norwegian: Latterkokaburra
Polish: Kukabura chichotiwa, kukabura chichotliwa, Ukabura
Portuguese: Kokaburra
Portuguese (Portugal): cucaburra-risonha
Russian: зимородок-великан, Смеющаяся кукабара, Смеющаяся кукабарра, Смеющийся зимородок
Slovak: kukabura obrovská, Rybárik smejivý
Slovenian: veliki lovač
Serbian: Kukabura
Swedish: Kookaburra, skrattkokaburra
Turkish: Kukabura
Tatar: көлүчән яр чыпчыгы
Ukrainian: Кукабара велика
Chinese: 笑翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 笑翠鳥
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