Laughing Kookaburra

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q824974
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Summary

Laughing Kookaburra is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,198 views/month, #1,383 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Dacelo[5]
  • Endemic to: Australia[6]
  • Taxon name: Dacelo novaeguineae[7]
  • Commons category: Dacelo novaeguineae[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dacelo novaeguineae[9]
  • Commons gallery: Dacelo novaeguineae[10]
  • Original combination: Alcedo novaeguineae[11]
  • Taxon common name: Laughing Kookaburra[12], Jägerliest[13], Cucaburra común[14], Martin-chasseur géant[15], Kookaburra sghignazzante[16], Смеющаяся кукабара[17], Kookaburra[18], Latterfugl[19], Latterkokaburra[20], ワライカワセミ[21], skrattkokaburra[22], isonauraja[23], kacagójancsi[24], cucaburra comú[25]
  • Mass: 30.4 g[26], 307.2 g[27], 352.1 g[28]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[29]
  • Litter size: 2.2[30]

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Identifiers

Laughing Kookaburra's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2413[31]. Laughing Kookaburra's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8939[32]. Laughing Kookaburra's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049992[33]. Laughing Kookaburra's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475648[34]. Laughing Kookaburra's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554574[35].

Why It Matters

Laughing Kookaburra has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Main food source → ['Q39275', 'Q43806', 'Q2711833', 'Q772517', 'Q118609545', 'Q53636', 'Q2102']
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