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The Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird found in Australia. Eucalyptus forests and woodlands in eastern Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, reptiles and frogs and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Laughing Kookaburra lives

Eucalyptus forests and woodlands in eastern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs70%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
• 🐟 Fish10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Laughing Kookaburra

Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1173928. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Laughing Kookaburra

Where does the Laughing Kookaburra live?

The Laughing Kookaburra lives in Australia. Eucalyptus forests and woodlands in eastern Australia.

What does the Laughing Kookaburra eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%), fish (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Laughing Kookaburra endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Yellow-eyed penguin
• Blue duck
• Abbott's booby
• Guam kingfisher
• Hawaiian crow
• Kauaʻi ʻōʻō

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.