Species profile
Laughing kookaburra
Alcedo novae-guineae
Quick answer
Laughing kookaburra is a species in the Alcedinidae family, order Coraciiformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Alcedo novae-guineae
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Genus
- Alcedo
Recording Laughing kookaburra in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Alcedinidae
- African Dwarf-kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei)
- African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
- Alcedo albogularis (Alcedo albogularis)
- Alcedo atricapilla (Alcedo atricapilla)
- Alcedo bicolor (Alcedo bicolor)
- Alcedo brasiliensis (Alcedo brasiliensis)
- Alcedo caerulea (Alcedo caerulea)
- Alcedo caeruleocephala (Alcedo caeruleocephala)