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The blue-winged kookaburra, a larger species of kingfisher, hails from northern Australia and into Papua New Guinea. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction due to farming, ranching, residential, and commercial developments; accidental poisoning; and vehicle strike (being hit by vehicles). However, they are abundant enough to […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The laughing kookaburra is the largest of the kingfishers. They are also the loudest! They have a loud call that sounds much like a laugh and they release this call right around twilight. There are 4 different recognized species of kookaburra: Rufous-bellied, Spangled, Blue-winged, and of course the Laughing. The […]

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