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laughing kookaburra
The laughing kookaburra (''Dacelo novaeguineae'') is a carnivorous bird in the kingfisher family Halcyonidae. Native to eastern Australia, it has also been introduced to parts of New Zealand, Tasmania, and Western Australia. Male and female adults are similar in plumage, which is predominantly brown and white. A common and familiar bird, this species of kookaburra is well-known for its laughing call.
==Taxonomy==
The laughing kookaburra was first described in western knowledge systems by French naturalist Johann Hermann in 1783, its specific epithet ''novaeguineae'' refers to New Guinea. For many years, it was known as ''Dacelo gigas''.
The species was previously known as the laughing jackass〔(Kookaburra: the Australian Laughing Jackass ) aviary.owls.com〕〔(San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Laughing Kookaburra ) San Diego Zoo〕 and giant kingfisher.〔 Its current name comes from Wiradhuri, an Aboriginal language now effectively extinct.〔''New Oxford American Dictionary''〕
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