List of animal sounds

Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns, and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic.

List of animal sounds

Picture	Animal	Description	Sound
	Alligator	bellow, hiss	File:27alligator2bellow.ogg
	Alpaca	alarm call, cluck/click, hum, orgle, scream^[1]
	Antelope	snort^[2]
	Badger	growl^[3]	File:European Badger (Meles meles) (W1CDR0001490 BD4).ogg
	Bat	screech,^[4] squeak	File:Yannick Dauby - Bats echolocation (CC by).ogg
	Bear	roar, growl	File:Bear growl.ogg
	Bee	buzz	File:Hummel bee.ogg File:BumbleBee1.ogg
	Big cat (Tiger, Lion, Jaguar, Leopard)	roar,^[5] growl,^[6] snarl^[7]	File:439280 schots angry-tiger.wav File:Jaguar saw.flac
	Capybara	squeak,^[8] chatter, bark
	Cat	mew, meow, purr, hiss, trill, caterwaul, growl	File:Meow.ogg File:Jupey purring.wav
	Cattle	moo, low	File:Mudchute cow 1.ogg
	Chicken	cluck, buck, crow^[9] cha-caw, bah-gawk (female)^[10] cock-a-doodle-doo (male)
	Chinchilla	squeak^[11]
	Cicada	chirp^[12]	File:Chorus Cicada singing.ogg
	Crab	chirp, click, creak^[13]
	Crane	clang	File:Grus grus hunneberget.ogg
	Cricket	chirp	File:Field cricket unedited.ogg
	Crow	caw, cah^[14]	File:Black Crow (Corvus capensis) (W1CDR0000989 BD23).ogg
	Curlew	pipe^[15]	File:Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) (W1CDR0001389 BD26).ogg
	Deer	bellow (buck), bleat (doe, fawn)	File:Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) (W1CDR0001424 BD3).ogg
	Dog	bark, howl, growl, bay	File:Barking of a dog.ogg
	Dolphin	click^[16]
	Donkey	hee-haw,^[17] bray	File:Домашний Осёл, Киприотский.ogg
	Duck	quack	File:Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard - XC62258.ogg
	Eagle	screech^[18]	File:Bald Eagle Yellowstone National Park.ogg
	Elephant	trumpet	File:Elephant voice - trumpeting.ogg
	Elk	bugle (male),^[19] bleat (calves)^[20]	File:Elkbellow.ogg
	Ferret	dook^[21]
	Fly	buzz
	Fox	bark, scream, howl, snore, gecker^[22]
	Frog	croak, ribbit	File:Common Toad (Bufo bufo) (W BUFO BUFO R3 C2).ogg
	Gaur	low, moo	File:Mudchute cow 1.ogg
	Giraffe	bleat,^[23] hum^[24]	File:Giraffehum3.oga
	Goat	bleat, maa	File:Herd of goats bleating.ogg
	Goose	honk, hiss	File:Geese Honking (loud).ogg
	Grasshopper	chirp^[25]	File:Grasshoppers.ogg
	Guinea pig	wheek^[26]	File:Guinea Pig Happy.ogg
	Hamster	squeak^[27]
	Hermit crab	chirp^[28]
	Hippopotamus	growl^[29]
	Hornet	buzz	File:Hummel bee.ogg
	Horse	neigh, whinny, nicker	File:Wiehern.ogg
	Hyena	laugh	File:Giggling call of a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) - 1472-6785-10-9-S4.oga
	Jackal	gecker^[6]
	Koala	bellow, shriek
	Lemur	chatter, whoop
	Leopard	roar, growl, snarl
	Linnet	chuckle^[30]
	Lion	roar, growl, snarl	File:Lion raring-sound1TamilNadu178.ogg
	Locust	chirp^[25]
	Magpie	chatter^[31]	File:Yellowstone sound library - Pica hudsonia - 001.mp3
	Monkey	scream, chatter, gecker,^[6] howl	File:Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) (W ALOUATTA PALLIATA R1 C2).ogg
	Moose	bellow^[32]
	Mosquito	buzz, whine
	Mouse	squeak
	Okapi	cough, bellow^[33]
	Owl	hoot, hiss, caterwaul for barred owls	File:Bubo virginianus - Great Horned Owl XC450919.mp3
	Ox	low, moo	File:Mudchute cow 1.ogg
	Parrot	squawk, talk	File:Pionus seniloides - White-capped Parrot XC251382.mp3 File:Talking Parrot (Psittacula krameri).ogg
	Peacock	scream,^[34] squawk, honk	File:Peacock1.ogg
	Pig	oink,^[29]^[35] snort,^[36] squeal, grunt	File:Mudchute pig 1.ogg
	Pigeon	coo	File:Wood pigeon call 128.ogg
	Prairie dog	bark^[37]
	Quail	call	File:Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) (W1CDR0001390 BD1).ogg
	Rabbit	squeak	File:Lautäußerung Kaninchen.flac
	Raccoon	trill^[38]	File:Baby Raccoon Chatter 1.flac
	Rat	squeak
	Raven	caw	File:Common Raven (Corvus corax) (W1CDR0001449 BD6).ogg
	Rook	caw
	Seal	bark^[39]
	Sheep	bleat	File:Sheep bleating.ogg
File:Rattlesnake KingsCanyon.jpg	Snake	hiss, rattle	File:Rattlesnake.ogg
	Songbird	chirrup, chirp, tweet, sing, warble (larks / warblers / wrens),^[40]^[41] twitter (sparrows)^[42]	File:30goldfinch.ogg
	Squirrel	squeak
	Swan	cry, trumpet, bugle	File:Cygnus buccinator - Trumpeter Swan - XC96531.ogg
	Tapir	squeak^[43]
	Tokay gecko	croak^[44]
	Turkey	gobble	File:Meleagris gallopavo - Wild Turkey XC136045.ogg
	Whale	sing	File:Killer whale.ogg
	Wild boar	grumble	File:Boar.Grwls(1).ogg
	Wildebeest	low, moo
	Wolf	howl, growl, bay	File:Wolf howls.ogg
	Zebra	neigh, whinny, nicker

References

^ "Important Question: What Sound Does An Alpaca Make?". Modern Farmer. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ Caro, Tim (2005). Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals. University of Chicago Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780226094366.
^ Schwartz, Charles Walsh; Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder (2001). The Wild Mammals of Missouri (2nd revised ed.). University of Missouri Press. p. 316. ISBN 9780826213594.
^ Boughman, Janette Wenrick; Wilkinson, Gerald S. (1999). "Social Influences on Foraging in Bats". Mammalian Social Learning: Comparative and Ecological Perspectives. University of Cambridge Press (72): 195.
^ "Big Cat Facts". Animal Facts Encyclopedia. Copyright by Jenise Alongi. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Estes, Richard (1991). The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates. University of California Press. p. 374. ISBN 9780520080850.
^ Schaller, George B. (1967). The Deer and the Tiger. University of Chicago Press. p. 261. ISBN 9780226736570.
^ Barros, Kamila S.; Tokumaru, Rosana S.; Pedroza, Janine P.; Nogueira, Selene S. C. (2010-11-22). "Vocal Repertoire of Captive Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): Structure, Context and Function". Ethology. 117 (1): 83–94. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01853.x. ISSN 0179-1613.
^ Why Do Roosters Crow?: First Questions and Answers about Farms. Time-Life for Children. 1995. ISBN 9780783508993.
^ Caughey, Melissa (2015). A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens: Best Breeds, Creating a Home, Care and Handling, Outdoor Fun, Crafts and Treats. Storey Publishing. p. 90
^ Winter, Lisa. The Ultimate Guide To Chinchilla Care. Simple Sequence Books. p. 24.
^ Power, Carla (September 4, 2000). "Ruins with A View". Newsweek International: 24.
^ "What sound does a crab make?". Answers. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ Holmes, Hannah (2005). Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn. Bloomsbury. p. 10. ISBN 9781596918115.
^ White, Gilbert (1837). The natural history and antiquities of Selborne. With The naturalist's calendar and miscellaneous observations. p. 449.
^ Wilson, Ben (1998). Dolphins of the World. Voyager Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780896585362.
^ Metz, Lorijo (2011). Donkeys: Jennies, Jacks, and Foals. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 10. ISBN 9781448806881.
^ "Caught in the Act - to Capture Bald Eagles on Film, a Husband-and-Wife Team Has Spent Years Perfecting the Art of Anticipation". National Wildlife. 39 (2): 24. February–March 2001.
^ Thomas, Jack Ward; Toweill, Dale (2002). Elk of North America, Ecology and Management. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-8117-0571-4.
^ Ballard, Jack (2012). Elk: A Falcon Field Guide. Morris Book Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 9780762776269. Elk vocalizations aren't reserved just for the bulls. Cows and ... Calves may respond to the cow calls with their own low bleats. When large ..
^ Mathis, Christine; Morton, E. Lynn (2010). Ferrets. Barron's. p. 87. ISBN 9780764143328.
^ "What does the red fox say?". Popular Science. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
^ Silverstein, Alvin; Silverstein, Virginia (1980). Nature's Champions: The Biggest, the Fastest, the Best. Random House. p. 19. ISBN 9780486428888.
^ Baotic, A.; Sicks, F.; Stoeger, A. S. (2015). "Nocturnal "humming" vocalizations: adding a piece to the puzzle of giraffe vocal communication". BMC Research Notes. 8: 425. doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1394-3. PMC 4565008. PMID 26353836.
^ ^a ^b Heinrichs, Anna (2002). Grasshoppers. Compass Point Books. p. 4. ISBN 9780756501662.
^ Gunter, Veronika Alica; Newcomb, Rain (2006). Pet Science: 50 Purr-fectly Woof-worthy Activities for You & Your Pets. Lark Books. p. 21. ISBN 9781579907860.
^ Bartlett, Patricia Pope (2003). The Hamster Handbook. Barron's. p. 37. ISBN 9780764122941.
^ Wilkins, Kelli A. (2007). Hermit Crabs For Dummies. Wiley Publishing. ISBN 9781118068267.
^ ^a ^b Symons, Mitchell (2012). The Bumper Book For The Loo: Facts and figures, stats and stories – an unputdownable treat of trivia. Random House. p. 364. ISBN 9781448152711.
^ Le Clerc, Georges Louis (1793). The natural history of birds, from the Fr. of the count de Buffon. p. 54.
^ Birkhead, Tim (1991). The Magpies: The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-Billed and Yellow-Billed Magpies. T & AD Poyser. p. 250. ISBN 9781408137772.
^ "Moose". International Wildlife Encyclopedia. Marshall Cavendish. 2002. p. 1656.
^ Lindsey, Susan Lyndaker; Green, Mary Neel; Bennett, Cynthia L. (1999). The Okapi: Mysterious Animal of Congo-Zaire. University of Texas Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780292788329.
^ Attarde, I. P. (2007). Encyclopedic Graded Grammar. Vol. 1. LULU. p. 25. ISBN 9781435707177.
^ "Oink." Merriam-Webster. 26-01-2016.
^ QA International Collectif (1999). So Many Ways to Communicate - A new way to explore the animal kingdom. Québec Amerique. p. 29. ISBN 9782764409213.
^ Valerie V. Tynes, ed. (2010). Behavior of Exotic Pets. Blackwell. p. 149. ISBN 9781118710135.
^ Siegel, Mordecai (2004). The Cat Fanciers' Association Complete Cat Book. HarperCollins. p. 136. ISBN 9780062030399.
^ McCausland, Jim (May 2005). "Hood Canal Hideaway: Between Seattle and the Olympics, an Unsung Getaway Just Got Better". Sunset. 214 (5): 64+.
^ Rao, S. N. (2004). Strengthen Your English. V. V. K. Subburaj. p. 26. ISBN 9788172540531.
^ Stallcup, Rich (1993). Birds of California: A Guide to Viewing Distinctive Varieties. American Traveler. p. 38. ISBN 9781558381322.
^ Sharma, S. D. (2007). A Text Book of Scientific and Technical Communication Writing for Engineers and Professionals (3rd ed.). Sarup & Sons. p. 365. ISBN 9788176257510.
^ Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World. Marshall Cavendish. 2001. p. 1460. ISBN 9780761471943.
^ Perez, Larry (2012). Snake in the Grass: An Everglades Invasion. Pineapple Press. p. 55. ISBN 9781561645138.

External links

List of animal sounds to download, listen and use for free.
Multilingual list of animal sounds Derek Abbott, University of Adelaide

[1] "Important Question: What Sound Does An Alpaca Make?". Modern Farmer. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[2] Caro, Tim (2005). Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals. University of Chicago Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780226094366.

[3] Schwartz, Charles Walsh; Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder (2001). The Wild Mammals of Missouri (2nd revised ed.). University of Missouri Press. p. 316. ISBN 9780826213594.

[4] Boughman, Janette Wenrick; Wilkinson, Gerald S. (1999). "Social Influences on Foraging in Bats". Mammalian Social Learning: Comparative and Ecological Perspectives. University of Cambridge Press (72): 195.

[5] "Big Cat Facts". Animal Facts Encyclopedia. Copyright by Jenise Alongi. Retrieved March 17, 2016.

[estes-6] Estes, Richard (1991). The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates. University of California Press. p. 374. ISBN 9780520080850.

[7] Schaller, George B. (1967). The Deer and the Tiger. University of Chicago Press. p. 261. ISBN 9780226736570.

[8] Barros, Kamila S.; Tokumaru, Rosana S.; Pedroza, Janine P.; Nogueira, Selene S. C. (2010-11-22). "Vocal Repertoire of Captive Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): Structure, Context and Function". Ethology. 117 (1): 83–94. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01853.x. ISSN 0179-1613.

[9] Why Do Roosters Crow?: First Questions and Answers about Farms. Time-Life for Children. 1995. ISBN 9780783508993.

[10] Caughey, Melissa (2015). A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens: Best Breeds, Creating a Home, Care and Handling, Outdoor Fun, Crafts and Treats. Storey Publishing. p. 90

[11] Winter, Lisa. The Ultimate Guide To Chinchilla Care. Simple Sequence Books. p. 24.

[12] Power, Carla (September 4, 2000). "Ruins with A View". Newsweek International: 24.

[13] "What sound does a crab make?". Answers. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[14] Holmes, Hannah (2005). Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn. Bloomsbury. p. 10. ISBN 9781596918115.

[15] White, Gilbert (1837). The natural history and antiquities of Selborne. With The naturalist's calendar and miscellaneous observations. p. 449.

[16] Wilson, Ben (1998). Dolphins of the World. Voyager Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780896585362.

[17] Metz, Lorijo (2011). Donkeys: Jennies, Jacks, and Foals. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 10. ISBN 9781448806881.

[18] "Caught in the Act - to Capture Bald Eagles on Film, a Husband-and-Wife Team Has Spent Years Perfecting the Art of Anticipation". National Wildlife. 39 (2): 24. February–March 2001.

[Thomas-19] Thomas, Jack Ward; Toweill, Dale (2002). Elk of North America, Ecology and Management. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-8117-0571-4.

[20] Ballard, Jack (2012). Elk: A Falcon Field Guide. Morris Book Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 9780762776269. Elk vocalizations aren't reserved just for the bulls. Cows and ... Calves may respond to the cow calls with their own low bleats. When large ..

[21] Mathis, Christine; Morton, E. Lynn (2010). Ferrets. Barron's. p. 87. ISBN 9780764143328.

[22] "What does the red fox say?". Popular Science. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

[23] Silverstein, Alvin; Silverstein, Virginia (1980). Nature's Champions: The Biggest, the Fastest, the Best. Random House. p. 19. ISBN 9780486428888.

[24] Baotic, A.; Sicks, F.; Stoeger, A. S. (2015). "Nocturnal "humming" vocalizations: adding a piece to the puzzle of giraffe vocal communication". BMC Research Notes. 8: 425. doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1394-3. PMC 4565008. PMID 26353836.

[Grasshoppers_Heinrichs-25] Heinrichs, Anna (2002). Grasshoppers. Compass Point Books. p. 4. ISBN 9780756501662.

[26] Gunter, Veronika Alica; Newcomb, Rain (2006). Pet Science: 50 Purr-fectly Woof-worthy Activities for You & Your Pets. Lark Books. p. 21. ISBN 9781579907860.

[27] Bartlett, Patricia Pope (2003). The Hamster Handbook. Barron's. p. 37. ISBN 9780764122941.

[28] Wilkins, Kelli A. (2007). Hermit Crabs For Dummies. Wiley Publishing. ISBN 9781118068267.

[bumper-29] Symons, Mitchell (2012). The Bumper Book For The Loo: Facts and figures, stats and stories – an unputdownable treat of trivia. Random House. p. 364. ISBN 9781448152711.

[30] Le Clerc, Georges Louis (1793). The natural history of birds, from the Fr. of the count de Buffon. p. 54.

[31] Birkhead, Tim (1991). The Magpies: The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-Billed and Yellow-Billed Magpies. T & AD Poyser. p. 250. ISBN 9781408137772.

[32] "Moose". International Wildlife Encyclopedia. Marshall Cavendish. 2002. p. 1656.

[33] Lindsey, Susan Lyndaker; Green, Mary Neel; Bennett, Cynthia L. (1999). The Okapi: Mysterious Animal of Congo-Zaire. University of Texas Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780292788329.

[34] Attarde, I. P. (2007). Encyclopedic Graded Grammar. Vol. 1. LULU. p. 25. ISBN 9781435707177.

[35] "Oink." Merriam-Webster. 26-01-2016.

[36] QA International Collectif (1999). So Many Ways to Communicate - A new way to explore the animal kingdom. Québec Amerique. p. 29. ISBN 9782764409213.

[37] Valerie V. Tynes, ed. (2010). Behavior of Exotic Pets. Blackwell. p. 149. ISBN 9781118710135.

[38] Siegel, Mordecai (2004). The Cat Fanciers' Association Complete Cat Book. HarperCollins. p. 136. ISBN 9780062030399.

[39] McCausland, Jim (May 2005). "Hood Canal Hideaway: Between Seattle and the Olympics, an Unsung Getaway Just Got Better". Sunset. 214 (5): 64+.

[strengthen-40] Rao, S. N. (2004). Strengthen Your English. V. V. K. Subburaj. p. 26. ISBN 9788172540531.

[41] Stallcup, Rich (1993). Birds of California: A Guide to Viewing Distinctive Varieties. American Traveler. p. 38. ISBN 9781558381322.

[42] Sharma, S. D. (2007). A Text Book of Scientific and Technical Communication Writing for Engineers and Professionals (3rd ed.). Sarup & Sons. p. 365. ISBN 9788176257510.

[43] Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World. Marshall Cavendish. 2001. p. 1460. ISBN 9780761471943.

[44] Perez, Larry (2012). Snake in the Grass: An Everglades Invasion. Pineapple Press. p. 55. ISBN 9781561645138.

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