Dacelo novaeguineae
Laughing Kookaburra at Newnes Plateau, NSW
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| Dacelo novaeguineae | Liam.m | 28 Jan 2025 | ||
| Dacelo novaeguineae | Darcy | 14 Jan 2025 | ||
| Dromaius novaehollandiae | Bungybird | 14 Jan 2025 |
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Pretty sure this is the back end of a Coastal Emu - anyone want to confirm? The height off the ground suggests it's not just a bush turkey fluffing its wings.
3 comments
14 Jan 2025
Doesn't look like an emu to me, Emus have thin wispy feathers, that looks quite different to those of most other birds. This looks more like a the rear end of a bird in flight, I believe I can see the curve of the left wing, and the barred underside of a tail. Not sure if I can make out blue on the wing, hard to tell with the shadow, but maybe a kookaburra?
14 Jan 2025
Fair call Darcy, thanks - we do have Coastal Emus here but we also have numerous kookaburras!
Location information
- Places Newnes Plateau, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Bungybird Recorded by
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Species information
- Dacelo novaeguineae Scientific name
- Laughing Kookaburra Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1325.92m Recorded at altitude
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