Kookaburra by ABC radio stations, and for Radio Australia's overseas broadcasts. This was the basis for a book for children: An Australian coin known as the Silver Kookaburra minted annually since 1990. The Australian 12-metre yacht "Kookaburra III" lost the America's Cup in 1987. The Australian Men's Hockey team is named after the kookaburra. , they are world champions in field hockey. Australian sports equipment company Kookaburra Sport is named after the bird. Kookaburra Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28–42 cm (11–17 in) in length. The name
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Gujarat state of India. Mainly inhabited by migratory birds in winter and spring, it is the largest wetland bird sanctuary in Gujarat, and one of the largest in India. It was declared a bird sanctuary in April 1969. The lake attracts over 210 species of birds in the winter, and harbors a variety of plants and animals. Besides a few mammalian species including the endangered wild ass and the