List of animal sounds
This is a list of animal sounds. This list contains words used in the English language to represent the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words which are used on the list are in the form of verbs, though many can also be used as nouns or interjections, and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeias (labelled "OP"). This list also contains audio recordings of animal sounds.
List of animal sounds
Picture | Animal | Description | Sound |
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Alligator, Crocodile | bellow, hiss | |
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Antelope | snort[1] | |
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Badger | growl[2] | |
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Bat | screech,[3] squeak | |
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Bear | roar, growl | |
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Bee | buzz | |
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Big cat (Tiger, Lion, Jaguar, Leopard) | roar,[4] growl,[5] snarl[6] | |
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Cat/kitten | mew, meow, purr, hiss | |
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Chicken/hen/chick | cluck, crow[7] (female = OP: cha-caw, bah-gawk)[8] (male = OP: cock-a-doodle-doo) |
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Chinchilla | squeak[9] | |
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Cicada | chirp[10] | |
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Cow/bull/calf | low, moo | |
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Crab/crablet | chirp, click, creak[11] | |
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Cricket | chirp | |
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Crow | caw, cah[12] | |
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Curlew | pipe[13] | |
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Deer | bellow (buck), bleat (doe, fawn) | |
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Dog/puppy | bark, howl, growl, bay (OP: arf, bow-wow, ruff, woof, yap) | |
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Dolphin/calf | click[14] | |
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Donkey/ass | hee-haw[15] bray | |
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Duck/duckling | quack | |
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Eagle/eaglet | screech[16] | |
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Elephant/calf | trumpet | |
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Elk | bugle (male),[17] bleat (calves)[18] | |
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Ferret | dook[19] | |
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Fly | buzz | |
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Frog/Toad | croak (OP: ribbit) | |
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Giraffe | bleat,[20] hum[21] | |
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Goat | bleat, maa | |
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Goose/gosling | honk, hiss | |
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Grasshopper | chirp[22] | |
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Guinea pig | wheek[23] | |
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Hamster | squeak[24] | |
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Hare/leveret | squeak | |
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Hedgehog/hoglet | ||
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Hermit crab | chirp[25] | |
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Hippopotamus/calf | growl[26] | |
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Hornet | buzz | |
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Horse/foal | neigh, whinny, nicker | |
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Hummingbird | warble | |
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Hyena | laugh | |
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Kangaroo/joey | chortle | |
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Koala | shriek, growl | |
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Linnet | chuckle[27] | |
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Lion | roar, growl, snarl | |
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Locust | chirp[22] | |
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Magpie | chatter[28] | |
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Monkey | scream, chatter | |
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Moose | bellow[29] | |
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Mosquito | buzz, whine[30] | |
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Mouse | squeak | |
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Okapi | cough, bellow[31] | |
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Owl | hoot, hiss | |
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Parrot | squawk, talk | |
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Peacock/peachick | scream,[32] squawk, honk | |
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Pig/piglet | oink,[26][33] snort,[34] squeal, grunt | |
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Pigeon | coo | |
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Prairie dog | bark[35] | |
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Quail | call | |
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Rabbit | squeak, grunt | |
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Raccoon | trill[36] | |
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Rat | squeak | |
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Raven | caw | |
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Rhinoceros | bellow | |
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Rook | caw | |
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Rooster | crow | |
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Seal | bark[37] | |
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Seahorse/seafoal | ||
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Sheep/lamb | bleat, baa | |
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Shrew/shrewlet | ||
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Snail | Munch, crunch | |
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Snake/snakelet | hiss, rattle | |
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Songbird | chirrup, chirp, tweet, sing, warble (larks / warblers / wrens),[38][39] twitter (sparrows)[40] |
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Squirrel/chipmunk | squeak | |
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Swan/cygnet | cry, trumpet, bugle | |
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Tapir | squeak[41] | |
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Tokay gecko | croak[42] | |
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Turkey/turkey-chick | gobble | |
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Turtle/turtlet | ||
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Vulture | scream | |
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Walrus | groan | |
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Whale/calf | sing | |
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Wild boar | grumble | |
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Wolf | howl, growl, bay | |
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Zebra | neigh, whinny, nicker | |
- Note: In the above list, a notation of "OP" refers to onomatopoeia.
See also
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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 ..
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