Saturday, August 30, 2008

Kookaburra


Scientific name: Dacelo novaeguineae
Family: Halcyonidae
Order: Coraciiformes
What does it look like?
Description

The Laughing Kookaburra is instantly recognisable in both plumage and voice. It is generally off-white below, faintly barred with dark brown, and brown on the back and wings. The tail is more rufous, broadly barred with black. There is a conspicuous dark brown eye-stripe through the face. It is one of the larger members of the kingfisher family.

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