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The laughing kookaburra of Australia is known for its call, which sounds like a cackling laugh.
A Kookaburra Call or Laugh
The distinct voice of the Kookaburra sounds like human laughing— some people think!
The Laughing Kookaburra is not really laughing when it makes its familiar call. The cackle of the Laughing Kookaburra is actually a territorial call to warn other birds to stay away.
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The distinctive laugh of the Kookaburra is one of the special sounds of the Australian bush. Known as the “bushman's clock”, this laugh can be heard for miles.
Playful Keas Produce Contagious Laughter
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Laughing kookaburra
Its loud cackle of 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' is often sung in a chorus with other kookaburras.
For those unfamiliar with the peculiarities of Australian avifauna, tawny frogmouths are quite possibly the country's strangest-looking bird.
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American Robins often make a mumbled cuck or tuk to communicate with each other or a sharp yeep or peek as an alarm call. They also make a repeated chirr that rises in volume and can sound like a laugh or chuckle.
The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is named after its distinctive call which sounds like a cat meowing, although it has also been mistaken for a crying child.
Laughing Kookaburra
Their call is used to establish territory among family groups, most often at dawn and dusk. One bird starts with a low, hiccuping chuckle, then throws its head back in raucous laughter.
Sooty Owls
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Laugh of the Kookaburra
This oddly familiar crazed laughter belongs to the Laughing Kookaburra of Australia.
Australian Magpie Mimics Sound of Emergency Sirens.
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Cassowaries and emu
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