This depends on the species. Kookaburras are large kingfishers native to Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands, in southeastern Indonesia. They have also been introduced into New Zealand.
Kookaburras live in open and dense bushland, including rainforests. As they feed primarily on insects, worms, crustaceans, Spiders, snakes, lizards and even small birds, they can live in any well-treed area where these creatures are abundant. Kookaburras are also a common sight and sound in suburban backyards in Australia.
Kookaburras nest in tree hollows or even in burrows dug in termite nests in trees.
No.
Yes. Kookaburras are birds and, like all birds, lay eggs in order to reproduce.
Like all birds, kookaburras lay eggs. The incubation period of the eggs is around 24 days.
Collective nouns for kookaburras are a flock or a riot of kookaburras.
No. Kookaburras, like most birds, see in full colour. They are believed to have particularly acute colour vision.
No. There are no kookaburras in South Africa. Kookaburras are native to Australia and the island of New Guinea.
Kookaburras are not an omen of anything.
kookaburras are famous because of their laugh
Talk about Kookaburras, they sound like a human laughing.
Like all birds, they lay eggs.
Kookaburras like to sit up high in trees, calling in a loud, raucous laugh, to let other kookaburras know it is their own territory. Alternatively, they like waiting silently, watching for small creatures scurrying across the ground, so they can swoop on them for food, bashing them on the ground to soften the creatures (and kill them) before eating them.
Kookaburras lives in trees on the branches.