They live in open forests and woodlands throughout Australia. The famous laugh of the kookaburra is a means of announcing the bird’s territory to intruders. They may live up to 20 years.
Details
- Series: 1978 Pre-Stamped Envelope Collection
- Subject: Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas)
- Designer: Marg Towt, Melbourne
- Printer: Mercury-Walch Pty Ltd, Moonah, Tas.
- Press:
- Process: Multi-colour offset lithography with luminescence impregnated varnish
- Colours:
- Paper: 105 gsm Glacier Offset manufactured by Besley & Pike Pty Ltd, Brisbane
- Quantity: 2,444,644
- 1,564,614 (1 July 1978 to 30 June 1979)
- 880,030 (1 July 1979 to 30 June 1980)
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