Laughing Kookaburra LAUGH Strongly supported
Putative nocturnal call type
Classic laughing sequence, termed LAUGH in HANZAB. Here we don't split out CHORUS as it's often tricky to establish clearly if more than one bird is calling concurrently.
Evidence for identification
Matches spectrograms of this call, which is also given in the daytime, although still need to make comparison figure.
Confidence statement
High confidence since this is a well-known vocalisation.
Similar species / confusion risks
None
Project detections: 288 annotations; 50 nights; recorded in January, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November; most recent detection 15 Jul 2026.
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