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
Kookaburra (song) adopted it as a traditional song. It is included with other folk songs from around the world in the Girl Guide Song Book. Marion Sinclair died in 1988, so the song is still under copyright, according to Australian copyright law. The publishing rights are held by Larrikin Music. In the United States, the rights are administered by Music Sales Corporation in New York City. In June 2009, Larrikin Music sued the band Men at Work for copyright infringement, alleging that part of the flute riff of the band's 1981 single "Down Under" was copied from "Kookaburra". This action followed an