Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

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

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Royal National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Laughing Kookaburra sighting in Royal National Park, based on 1482 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Kookaburra in Royal National Park in our monthly data.

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