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Kookaburra - Wikipedia The loud, distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies
Kookaburra | Australian, Laughing, Carnivorous | Britannica kookaburra, (species Dacelo novaeguineae), eastern Australian bird of the kingfisher family (Alcedinidae), whose call sounds like fiendish laughter This gray-brown, woodland-dwelling bird reaches a length of 43 cm (17 inches), with an 8- to 10-cm (3 2- to 4-inch) beak
Kookaburras - The Laughing Kings of the Australian Bush The kookaburra, with its iconic, boisterous call, is one of Australia’s most beloved and recognizable birds Far more than just a sound, this large, stocky bird is a fascinating predator, a social creature, and a symbol of the Australian wilderness
What Do Laughing Kookaburras Find So Funny? | HowStuffWorks Kookaburra is an Australian aboriginal word — guuguubarra — that describes the laughing sound the bird makes According to an Australian aboriginal myth, the creator god Baiame made the kookaburra call out when the sun rose in the morning
Kookaburra 2025: Incredible Facts, Habitat, Diet More The kookaburra, renowned for its rolling laugh, is a large woodland kingfisher native to eastern Australia and parts of Papua New Guinea With chocolate-brown wings, a sturdy dagger-like bill and sharp eyesight, it hunts snakes, lizards and insects, then voices its loud call to reinforce family bonds and mark territory
Laughing Kookaburra - Facts, Diet Habitat Information The Laughing Kookaburra is the world’s largest kingfisher and one of Australia ‘s most familiar birds, well known for its laughing call Previously known as the Laughing Jackass and Giant Kingfisher, today its name comes from the aboriginal name ‘guuguuberra’
Why is kookaburra famous? - The Institute for Environmental Research . . . The kookaburra, a member of the kingfisher family, is instantly recognizable not just to Australians but to people around the world Its distinctive call, often described as a human-like laugh, is its most defining feature and a key reason why is kookaburra famous? But the kookaburra’s appeal extends beyond its auditory uniqueness
Laughing kookaburra - Wikipedia The genus Dacelo contains four kookaburra species of which the rufous-bellied kookaburra and the spangled kookaburra are restricted to New Guinea and islands in the Torres Straits