Found throughout eastern Australia, and famous for its raucous laughing call, the Kookaburra is known as ‘the King of the Bush’. Despite that title, the Kookaburra is happy in a variety of environments – from tropical rainforests to arid plains to suburban backyards! Taking its name from the indigenous word ‘guuguubarra’, this distinctive bird has appeared on stamps & coins, in movies, books, television & radio, and as an Australian sporting mascot.