Birds of Australia
Videos
Australia and its offshore islands and territories have 898 recorded bird species as of 2014. Of the recorded birds, 165 are considered vagrant or accidental visitors, of the remainder over 45% are cl
A flock of galahs
A cockatiel
A kookaburra
A young Australian magpie
Kookaburra
Videos
Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28 and 47 cm in length and weigh around 300 g. The name is a loanword from Wi
Birds of Australia
…New Zealand, Antarctica and the surrounding ocean and subantarctic islands. For Australia's endemic species, see: List of endemic birds of Australia A kookaburra Other regional, state and island bird lists: Victoria New South Wales Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory South Australia Ashmore…
Dacelo novaeguineae waterworks
Close-up of a kookaburra in Sydney, Australia
Spangled kookaburra
Three newly hatched kookaburra chicks