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Carnivore
Kookaburras eat insects, worms, lizards and snakes.
Meat eater
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Kookaburra Facts for Kids: K Is for Kookaburra
Kookaburras are Australian birds with a loud call that sounds like laughing. They often call early in the morning and at sunset. Here are easy kookaburra facts for kids: what kookaburras eat, how big they grow, what a baby kookaburra is called and where kookaburras live. Read them out loud, try the quiz, then color the letter K.
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Fun facts
Fun Facts About Kookaburras
Two more true facts about the kookaburra that kids love. Tap the button to hear the name, then read each fact together.
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Say “Kookaburra”
Kookaburra starts with the letter K. Clap once for each part of the word as you say it.
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Did you know?
The kookaburra’s call sounds like loud laughing.
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One more fact
Family groups laugh together at dawn and dusk.
Act it outMove like a kookaburra for ten seconds.
Spot the letterFind the letter K in “Kookaburra”.
Ask a questionWhat would a kookaburra eat for breakfast?
Quick facts
Kookaburra Facts at a Glance
Everything a curious kid wants to know about the kookaburra, in eight short cards.
Size
How big?
A kookaburra is about 45 cm (18 in) long.
Body sizeLife
How long?
Kookaburras live for about 20 years.
LifespanBaby
Chick
A baby kookaburra is called a chick.
Baby nameGroup
Riot
A group of kookaburras is called a riot.
Group nameHabitat
Forests
Kookaburras are found in Australia and New Guinea.
Where they liveAnimal type
Bird
Kookaburras are Australian birds with a loud call that sounds like laughing. They often call early in the morning and at sunset.
Kookaburra is a birdLetter
K is for kookaburra
Kookaburra has 10 letters and starts with K.
Say: Kookaburra
Quick quiz
Kookaburra Quiz for Kids
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
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Kookaburra Coloring Page: Letter K Worksheet
Done reading about the kookaburra? Print the free letter K sheet, say “K is for kookaburra” together and color the big letters. Great for circle time, morning work or a quiet afternoon at home.
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Print at home or schoolFits US Letter and A4 paper
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Color and traceBig letters and dotted tracing lines
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Kookaburra Questions Kids Ask
Kookaburras eat insects, worms, lizards and snakes. That makes the kookaburra a carnivore, which means it is a meat eater.
A kookaburra is about 45 cm (18 in) long.
Kookaburras live for about 20 years.
A baby kookaburra is called a chick.
A group of kookaburras is called a riot.
Kookaburras live in Australia and New Guinea. Their favorite habitat is: forests.
Yes. The kookaburra is a bird. Kookaburras are Australian birds with a loud call that sounds like laughing. They often call early in the morning and at sunset.
Kookaburra starts with the letter K. Say it slowly and listen for the K sound at the start.
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