What kind of bird sounds like it is laughing?

The laughing kookaburra of Australia is known for its call, which sounds like a cackling laugh. Listen here!
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Do woodpeckers make a laughing sound?

The Northern Flicker is one of the most vocal of the North American woodpeckers, uttering a laugh-like “ha-ha-ha-ha” call, soft screeching begging calls, and “kreee” or “kwirr” calls.
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What animal sings that sounds like human laughter?

Chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans show laughter-like vocalizations in response to physical contact such as wrestling, play chasing or tickling.
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How do I identify a bird by its sound?

It's like Shazam® for birds—just hold up your phone, record the bird singing, and BirdGenie™ will help you identify the species. The app's highly developed sound identification engine and expert matching system enable anyone to achieve results with previously unheard of accuracy.
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What bird makes a sound like a squeaky toy?

Brown-headed Nuthatches don't sing complicated songs, but they are plenty vocal. They make tiny squeaks that sound like a toy rubber ducky being squeezed.
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What sound do laughing gulls make?

It has a high-pitched, repetitive, cackling caw.
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What bird makes a trill sound at night?

There's another screech owl song that ornithologists call the “monotonic trill.” Used by courting males, it consists of 30 to 70 rapid notes on a single pitch and lasts three to six seconds. Neighboring males sometimes sing in synchrony at night.
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Why do seagulls make a laughing noise?

The wholesome answer: gull-duation

"When they do that, it's associated with the adult birds getting very excited, and then giving these loud calls."
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Do coyotes sound like they're laughing?

Coyotes are very sociable and use vocalizations to communicate. Coyotes mostly vocalize with a bark or a flat howl, both of which have many variations. Other sounds include a yip, warble, laugh, and irregular howl.
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What animal makes funny sounds?

But they aren't alone -- plenty of other animals also produce strange sounds that throw the brain for a loop upon hearing them.
  • Cheetahs. Foster Diaries. ...
  • Possums. ...
  • Piranhas. ...
  • Koalas.
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Does any other species laugh?

Dozens Of Animals Laugh Too, Study Shows : NPR. Dozens Of Animals Laugh Too, Study Shows A new study in the journal Bioacoustics found that 65 different species of animals have their own form of laughter. Study co-author Sasha Winkler describes the sounds animals make during play.
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What sound does an ivory billed woodpecker make?

The Ivory-bill made a very fast double tap with its bill, with the second tap being slightly quieter than the first, and sounding almost like an echo. The closely related Pale-billed Woodpecker of Central America makes a similar double-tap.
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What is the sound of a woodpecker?

Calls. Red-headed Woodpeckers give all kinds of chirps, cackles, and other raucous calls. Their most common call is a shrill, hoarse tchur, like a Red-bellied Woodpecker's but higher-pitched and less rolling. When chasing each other they make shrill charr-charr notes.
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What is the bird that sounds like a monkey?

The increasingly common owl has more than a dozen calls, including one that sounds like a monkey.
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What sound does a field sparrow make?

The Field Sparrow's most familiar song is a long, accelerating series of short whistles that build to a rapid trill. It lasts about 4 seconds and has the quality of a bouncing ball coming to rest.
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What does the Texas Mockingbird sound like?

Calls. Northern Mockingbirds make a harsh, dry chew or hew when mobbing nest predators or chasing other mockingbirds. Mates exchange a softer version of this call during incubation and nestling periods, or when the female leaves the nest while incubating.
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Do laughing gulls laugh?

This is a very vocal species whose common call is a loud, descending series of laughing notes lasting 3 seconds or more. They also make a short stuttered alarm call when people, predators, or other gulls approach too closely.
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Where are laughing gulls?

Salt marshes, coastal bays, piers, beaches, ocean. Generally found only in coastal regions, especially common around beaches and salt marshes, but also ranging several miles inland to rivers, fields, dumps. Found well inland in Florida and at Salton Sea, California.
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What does a laughing gull look like?

Laughing Gulls are medium gray above and white below. Summer adults have a crisp black hood, white arcs around the eye, and a reddish bill. In winter, the hood becomes a blurry gray mask on a white head. The legs are reddish black to black.
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What animal sounds like a wind up toy?

The most common call of the Brown-headed Nuthatch, a high-pitched, squeaky chee-da, recalls the sound of air escaping a squeeze-toy.
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Is there a bird that sounds like a frog?

Calls. Hooded Mergansers are usually silent, but they call during courtship and around nest sites. A courting male makes a deep, rolling sound like the call of a pickerel frog, earning it the nickname of “frog-duck” in Georgia.
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What animal sounds like a creaking door?

There is another bird, the yellow-headed blackbird, that has a call that sounds like a heavy door swinging on squeaky hinges. That is the most complimentary description I can find.
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What sounds like a prairie warbler?

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