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There are four species of kookaburras, one of which is also known as the laughing jackass (but not by Australians). The Laughing Kookaburra and the Blue-winged kookaburraare the main species of Australia known for their raucous calls.
In particular, the Laughing kookaburra has a distinctive and recognisable laughing call which is used to mark its territory. It sounds somewhat like the laugh of a person when the call first begins. It then increases in pitch to a higher, stuttering laughing sound.
Click on the related link to listen to a kookaburra's call.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThere are five species of kookaburra, but the two species of kookaburra which are found in Australia are known for their raucous laughing call.
The Blue-Winged kookaburra has a call that can be described as a loud maniacal screeching cackle that intensifies into a sound rather like laughter, while the Laughing kookaburra is better known for its distinctive, loud 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' laugh.
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∙ 9y agoThe Laughing kookaburra is known for its raucous laughing call. It begins as a gurgling chattery chuckle, then intensifies into a distinctive, loud 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' laugh.
Click on the "related links" below to hear various kookaburra sounds.
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∙ 10y agoKookaburras do not have a "song", but rather, a "call".
The nature of this call depends on the species of kookaburra. The two species of kookaburra which are found in Australia are known for their raucous laughing call. The Blue-Winged kookaburra has a call that can be described as a loud maniacal screeching cackle that intensifies into a sound rather like laughter, while the Laughing kookaburra is better known for its distinctive, loud 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' laugh.
Click on the related link below to listen to the kookaburra's call.
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∙ 10y agoIt is difficult to describe the kookaburra's rollicking, raucous sound in words, but it could be said that the Laughing kookaburra's territorial call is a loud 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' laugh.
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∙ 13y agoThe kookaburra's territorial call sounds somewhat like loud, raucous laughter.
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∙ 12y agoCheck the link!
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What is something special about a kookaburra?
The kookaburra has an unmistakable sound. A kookaburra sounds just like a human laugh. Sometimes they make this sound to make sure other kookaburras know their boundaries
How does a kookaburra get it name?
The Kookaburra gets it's name from the sound it makes e.g kkoookkkaaBbburra
How many syllables have the schwa sound in the word kookaburra?
None of them do.
What kind of animal is a kookaburra?
A kookaburra is a bird - a species of kingfisher.
Why is the kookaburra Australian?
Perhaps the kookaburra is the NSW bird emblem because it is common to that state. The kookaburra occurs naturally throughout the eastern Australian mainland states and areas of the north.Alternative explanation:The kookaburra may also have been chosen as the state bird emblem as kookaburra is a loan word from the Wiradjuri guuguubarra. The Wiradjuri people are indigenous to New South Wales.
What kingdom is a kookaburra?
Like all animals, the kookaburra belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
Does the Kookaburra's laugh sound similar to the Common Loon or the Pacific Loon?
No. The raucous laugh of a kookaburra is quite unlike any other bird's call.
Flipper s the voice of what?
A manipulated sound recording of the Australian Kookaburra bird
What is that stock Dolphin sound that you hear in all the movies?
The iconic, stock dolphin sound you hear in every show since Flipper to the present dairy Queen commercial, and has even appeared in some movies, is the sound of the kookaburra played backward. The kookaburra is a bird from Australia.
What was the first Tarzan with a kookaburra sound?
It may have been an older movie, since the Kookaburra is now extinct. What I will suggest is typing this in to google, i'm sure you will find the answer.
Does a kookaburra tweet?
A kookaburra does not 'tweet'. Kookaburras are known for their distinctive territorial laugh. Even when they do not launch into a full-blown territorial laugh, they make a low chuckling sound.
What does the name kookaburra mean?
The name 'kookaburra' does not actually have any particular meaning. The name was derived from the word 'guuguubarra', which was given to this bird by the indigenous Wiradjuri people of New South Wales, and purely based on the sound of the kookaburra's territorial call.
