Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

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

Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park

Sacred Kingfisher
LC Endemic

Sacred Kingfisher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Todiramphus sanctus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
20–30
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
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 Wilsons Promontory National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Laughing Kookaburra sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 201 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Laughing Kookaburra in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.

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