About
    Animal Facts
    Common Name:
    Laughing Kookaburra
    Scientific Name:
    Dacelo novaeguineae
    Behavior:
    • Territorial, their loud "laughing" call marks their territory
    • Laughing kookaburras mate for life.
    • Juveniles from the year before often help raise this year’s offspring.
    Diet:
    Carnivore
    Weight:
    14 oz
    Length:
    16 in
    Life Span:
    15 yrs
    Gestation Period:
    25 days
    Number of Young:
    2-4 eggs
    Habitats:
    • Forest
    Fun Facts:
    • Native to Australia, laughing kookaburras are the largest of all kingfishers.
    • Calling at dawn, they are known as the “bushman’s alarm clock”.
    • They will bash their prey against a perch to kill and soften it before eating.
    Threats:
    • Habitat Loss
    Endangered Status
    Endangered Status
    • Extinct in Wild (EW)
    • Critically Endangered (CR)
    • Endangered (EN)
    • Vulnerable (VU)
    • Near Threatened (NT)
    • Least Concern (LC)
    • Not Evaluated (NE)

    We are currently working on getting our kookaburras to step onto our hand so we can put them into a carrier. This will be useful for weighing them and reducing stress before medical procedures.

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    This species is cooperatively managed as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan program program. This program is responsible for developing a Breeding and Transfer Plan for each species in the program.