Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Blue Mountains National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
3 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
4 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
5 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
6 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
9 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
10 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
11 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
12 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
13 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
14 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Laughing Kookaburra in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Laughing Kookaburra sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 2796 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Laughing Kookaburra in Blue Mountains National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Kookaburra in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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