Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
HALCYONIDAE
Genus
Dacelo
Species
novaeguineae
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Laughing Kookaburra
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Very common and widespread.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common and widespread in open sclerophyll forest or woodland with open or sparse understorey
Known location
Eagleby, Coomera, Andrews, Pimpama, Worongary, Tallebudgera Creek, Nerang, Carbrook, Maudsland, Curr
Other locality
Very common and widespread in open forest, farmland and gardens; adapts well to forest clearing.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Open forest, woodland, farmland, parks, gardens, rarely in rainforest.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
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Active period
Active season
Social group
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Range
Biology
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Description
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