Bird making mother make bird noises (5)
I believe the answer is:
macaw
'bird' is the definition.
(type of parrot)
'mother make bird noises' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (Ma is another word for mother or mum).
'make bird noises' becomes 'caw' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ma'+'caw'='MACAW'
'making' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for macaw that I've seen before include "Long-tailed American parrot" , "Colourful creature" , "Large colourful parrot" , "Large and showy Latin American parrot" , "Brightly-coloured parrot" .)