Coloured plate with the incorrect legend that was used by both johann hermann and pieter boddaert. a laughing kookaburra making a hollow for a nest in an arboreal termite nest. the laughing kookaburra ( dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily halcyoninae. it is a large robust kingfisher with a whitish head and a brown eye. The laughing kookaburra is a thick set bird who has a large head and short, thick neck. it has a very large, heavy beak which is black on the top and beige tan on the bottom and measures up to 10 centimetres (4 inches) in length. laughing kookaburras have prominent brown eyes with dark brown stripes extending through them.
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. The laughing kookaburra is one of the larger members of the kingfisher family and recognised by its voice. generally off white with brown barred wings. 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. D. gaudichaud rufous bellied kookaburra. black cap and back; white bill; blue wings, rump; rufous belly; blue tail male; rufous tail female; adaptations that help conserve energy for this sedentary, "sit and wait" predator (buttemer et al. 2003): thick feathers provide 24% better insulation than seen in other birds of a similar size. The tail is rusty reddish orange with dark brown bars and white tips on the feathers. the heavy bill is black on top and bone colored on the bottom. the laughing kookaburra can be distinguished from the similarly sized blue winged kookaburra by its dark eye, dark eye stripe, shorter bill, and the smaller and duller blue areas on the wing and rump.
D. gaudichaud rufous bellied kookaburra. black cap and back; white bill; blue wings, rump; rufous belly; blue tail male; rufous tail female; adaptations that help conserve energy for this sedentary, "sit and wait" predator (buttemer et al. 2003): thick feathers provide 24% better insulation than seen in other birds of a similar size. The tail is rusty reddish orange with dark brown bars and white tips on the feathers. the heavy bill is black on top and bone colored on the bottom. the laughing kookaburra can be distinguished from the similarly sized blue winged kookaburra by its dark eye, dark eye stripe, shorter bill, and the smaller and duller blue areas on the wing and rump. The tail is rufous reddish orange with dark brown bars and white tips on the feathers. the laughing kookaburra’s breast is filled with pale gray, wavy lines, and the outsides of the wings are covered with a scattering of blue markings. the male laughing kookaburra’s rump is often blue. the female is slightly larger than the male. Overview. the laughing kookaburra is australia's national symbol. the kookaburra is a brown colored bird, about the size of a crow. the male is easily distinguished from the female by the blue hues on his wing feathers and darker blue on his tail feathers. the female has a small bit of blue on her wing feathers, but no blue on her tail feathers.
The tail is rufous reddish orange with dark brown bars and white tips on the feathers. the laughing kookaburra’s breast is filled with pale gray, wavy lines, and the outsides of the wings are covered with a scattering of blue markings. the male laughing kookaburra’s rump is often blue. the female is slightly larger than the male. Overview. the laughing kookaburra is australia's national symbol. the kookaburra is a brown colored bird, about the size of a crow. the male is easily distinguished from the female by the blue hues on his wing feathers and darker blue on his tail feathers. the female has a small bit of blue on her wing feathers, but no blue on her tail feathers.
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