Kookaburra is the largest kingfishers in the world and can be seen in the areas
of Australia and New Guinea. There are 4 species of kookaburra living in the
regions of Australia and are found in forest, woodland and along watercourses,
New Guinea and the Aru Islands.
Kookaburras hunt in much the same way as other kingfishers do and more over
they are carnivorous means they will eat lizards, snakes, insects, mice and
raw meat and also accept handouts from humans. Wild Kookaburra is also known
to eat babies of other birds and snakes, and insects and small reptiles. In
zoos, they are usually fed food for birds of prey, and dead baby chicks.
Kookaburras tend to live in small family units, with offspring helping the
parents hunt and care for the next generation of offspring. They build their
nests in a hollow tree and lays three eggs are laid in two day intervals and
are incubated by both parents for 29 days.
Chicks remain in the nest for approx. 35 days and will continue to be fed
by family members for several weeks thereafter. They range up to a body length
of 18 to 46 centimeters and weighs up to a maximum weight of 16 to 4500 grams
and live their lives up to a maximum lifespan of 12 years
