# Name that bird **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 13, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179 "2011-02-13T00:15:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/1 "2011-02-13T00:15:40Z")
It’s a staple of the foley artist of decades ago, when adding sounds to jungle-themed films. It’s the bird call that goes, ‘Koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo! Cah! Cah! Cah! Cah!’ What is it? ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/2 "2011-02-13T00:17:56Z")
kookaburra [www.soundboard.com/sb/KooKaburra\_sound\_clips.aspx](http://www.soundboard.com/sb/KooKaburra_sound_clips.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/3 "2011-02-13T00:19:10Z")
[Kookabuura.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/4 "2011-02-13T00:20:55Z")
:smack: I should have guessed! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/5 "2011-02-13T00:47:06Z")
Merry merry king of the bush is he! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/6 "2011-02-13T00:58:32Z")
According to the movies, the Kookaburra probably has the most extensive range of any known bird. 😉 For the record, they don’t live in jungles, but in woodland. ---
**Author:** ![Noel\_Prosequi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/7 "2011-02-13T02:14:36Z")
And in suburbia. It’s quite fun to wake up to a kookaburra’s laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/8 "2011-02-13T02:33:14Z")
Another good “jungle bird” call is the [Screaming Piha](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Za3bDpK0EI) of Amazonia. This one actually does live in the jungle. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-bird/571179/9 "2011-02-13T15:42:55Z")
[This old hit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDr01eVrHIQ) by Martin Denny sprang immediately to mind.