Where to see
Dacelo novaeguineae
Royal National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Laughing Kookaburra during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Royal National Park
In Royal National Park, Australia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Laughing Kookaburra sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Maria Island National Park and more
After Royal National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Laughing Kookaburra are in Maria Island National Park (Australia, about 70%), Grampians National Park (Australia, about 70%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Royal National Park (about 80%), June and September in Maria Island National Park (about 80%) and January in Grampians National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Laughing Kookaburra on a given day. Each park's Laughing Kookaburra page has the full month-by-month chart.
