What does the name kookaburra mean?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

There are five possibilities, as there are five species of Kookaburra bird.

The Blue-winged Kookaburra is ka Dacelo leachii, the Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae, the Rufous-bellied Kookaburra Dacelo gaudichaud, and the Spangled Kookaburra Dacelo tyro. The Dacelo species of kingfisher may be found in Australia and New Guinea. The Shovel-billed Kookaburra, ka Clytoceyx rex, is found in New Guinea. It shares the same order [Coraciiformes] as the above four species. But it differs in family [Alcedinidae, as opposed to Halcyonidae] and genus. The common name, Kookaburra, comes from the aboriginal Australian language ka Wiradjuri. In that language, the bird was named guuguubarra, for the sound of its call, which is deemed uncannily close to the sounds of human laughter.

Answer 3

The kookaburra has always been known as a kookaburra.

The name "kookaburra" came from the aboriginal tribal group, the Wiradjuri people, of New South Wales. They named it for the laughing sound it makes when warning other birds of its territorial boundaries.

Answer 4

Kookaburras are simply called kookaburras in Australia. it is sometimes called the "Bushman's clock" because of its routine of territorial calling in the early morning. The term "laughing jackass" is sometimes applied, outside of Australia, as this was the name by which it was originally known.

Answer 5

The kookaburra, aka laughing kookaburra or laughing jackass, is Australia largest species of kingfisher.

Because of its call it is also known colloquially as the "Settlers Chook"

Answer 6

Like nearly every other bird in the world, they're called chicks.