kook·a·bur·ra 
(kkə-bûr′ə, -bŭr′ə)
(kkə-bûr′ə, -bŭr′ə)n.
1. A large kingfisher (Dacelo novaeguineae) of southern and eastern Australia, having brown and white plumage and a call resembling raucous laughter. Also called laughing jackass.
2. Any of several similar kingfishers of the genera Dacelo and Clytoceyx of Australia, New Guinea, and neighboring islands.
[Wiradhuri (Pama-Nyungan language of southeast Australia) gugubarra, of imitative origin.]