Laughing Jackass Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology see kookaburra. More on Laughing Jackass Kookaburra - common name for a squat, long-tailed Australian kingfisher, Dacelo navaguinae.
The laughing jackass is rather pleasantly patterned in brown over most of its body, the wings are spotted grey-blue.
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Kookaburras, known as the Laughing Jackasses of Australia, are from the family Kingfishers. Similar to other kingfishers, Kookaburras have a stout and compact body, short neck, rather long and pointed bill and short legs.
The Kookaburra can then regurgitate food and store it in the nest for future meals. The laughing kookaburra, also known as the laughing jackass, is the largest member of the kingfisher family.
See also: Kookaburra, Kingfisher, Jackass, Kingfish, Snake
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