Perhaps Australia's best known and
loved bird the
Kookaburra nests in hollows in trees or tunnels into arboreal termite mounds.
They feed on small birds, snakes, lizards, rodents, various insects and other
invertebrates. Young from previous years help to raise their siblings by
providing up to about 60% of the food.
Size
400-450 mm.
Nest
Hole excavated in arboreal
termite mound or hollow trunk or tree branch.
Eggs
Up to four, white,
rounded, about 46x36 mm.
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by David & Diane Armbrust
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1998 David & Diane Armbrust
Thylogale Nature Refuge
AUSTRALIA
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