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    Spotted on North Korean TV (!) during the coverage of the "dear leaders" funeral.

    Any ideas at all??
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    I'd go with Starling, possibly a juvenile.
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    I'm thinking more on the lines of Kookaburra, but am not sure..
    Kookaburra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    That dark patch matches well with those shown here;
    The Laughing Kookaburra - YouTube

    I didn't realise it was a member of the Kingfisher family though!

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    I saw a kookaburra when I was in Australia in 1999

    Very nice it was too

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    Yes. Looks like a Juvenile kookaburra

    Yes the kookaburra is the largest of the kingfishers

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