Distinguishing between male & female Kookaburras

[Martin Butterfield <>]

Looking at The Australian Bird Guide their advice about differentiating the sexes of Laughing Kookaburras relates to the colour of the rump.  Extensive light blue is breeding/primary male.  Mainly brown with a little blue is auxillary male.  All brown is most likely female but could be blue-deprived auxillary male.

Martin Butterfield

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On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 20:19, Robin Eckermann <> wrote:

This pair of Kookaburras regularly visit a holiday house near Batemans Bay. I would appreciate any advice as to distinguishing between the male and female. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view.

Although the head structure appears slightly different, Kookaburras have the ability to flatten their head feathers, so I don't think this is a differentiator. The bird on the left has slightly darker head colouring - and the dark stripe below the eye is slightly darker, longer and more rectangular than the stripe on its mate. Any tips on gender identification would be appreciated.

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Regards ... Robin Eckermann
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