Kookaburra
Despite kookaburras being kingfishers, they don’t eat fish! They like to eat babies of other birds, snakes, insects, mice & small reptiles. Their name is onomatopoeic of its call.
The kookaburra’s raucous laugh sounds like hysterical, human cackling. Their chorus of laughter can be heard when they are claiming territory. Kookaburras are large birds – standing up to 43cm tall. In the wild they can live up to 20 years.