kookaburra

noun

1. an Australian kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, having a loud, harsh cry that resembles laughter.

noun

1. Also called: laughing jackass a large arboreal Australian kingfisher, Dacelo novaeguineae (or gigas), with a cackling cry
2. Also called: blue-winged kookaburra a related smaller bird D. Leachii, of tropical Australia and New Guinea