The exact origin of the pigeon guy clip is not documented, so it circulates mainly as a shared soundboard and meme audio file rather than as a credited scene. Online, it is grouped with other short laugh reactions like the baby laughing meme and the cat laugh meme, and editors reuse it as a universal sneaky giggle. Its tiny length helped it spread in short-form edits, gaming clips and chat soundboards, where a one-second laugh is easier to drop in than a longer recorded reaction.