List of animal sounds

This list of animal sounds 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”). The list also contains audio recordings of animal sounds.

List of animal sounds

Picture	Animal	Description	Sound
	Alligator	bellow, hiss	MENU 0:00 Alligator bellow
	Antelope	snort[1]
	Badger	growl[2]	MENU 0:00 Badger
	Bat	screech,[3] squeak	MENU 0:00 Bats
	Bear	roar, growl	MENU 0:00 Bear cub growl
	Bee	buzz	MENU 0:00 Hummel bee MENU 0:00 Xylocopa pubescens (carpenter bee) offsprings
	Big cat (Tiger, Lion, Jaguar, Leopard)	roar,[4] growl,[5] snarl[6]
	Cat	mew, meow, purr, hiss, trill, caterwaul, growl	MENU 0:00 Cat meow MENU 0:00 Domestic cat purring
	Cattle	low, moo	MENU 0:00
	Chicken	cluck, crow[7] (female = OP: cha-caw, bah-gawk)[8] (male = OP: cock-a-doodle-doo)
	Chinchilla	squeak[9]
	Cicada	chirp[10]	MENU 0:00 Cicada
	Crab	chirp, click, creak[11]
	Cricket	chirp	MENU 0:00 Cricket
	Crow	caw, cah[12]	MENU 0:00 Black Crow
	Curlew	pipe[13]
	Deer	bellow (buck), bleat (doe, fawn)	MENU 0:00 Red deer
	Dog	bark, howl, growl, bay (OP: arf, bow-wow, ruff, woof, yap)	MENU 0:00 Dog bark
	Dolphin	click[14]
	Donkey	hee-haw[15] bray	MENU 0:00 Domestic donkey brays
	Duck	quack	MENU 0:00 Mallard Duck
	Eagle	screech[16]	MENU 0:00 Bald Eagle
	Elephant	trumpet	MENU 0:00 Elephant trumpet
	Elk	bugle (male),[17] bleat (calves)[18]	MENU 0:00 Elk bellow
	Ferret	dook[19]
	Fly	buzz
	Frog	croak (OP: ribbit)	MENU 0:00 Common Toad
	Gaur	low, moo	MENU 0:00
	Giraffe	bleat,[20] hum[21]	MENU 0:00 Giraffe hum
	Goat	bleat, maa	MENU 0:00 Herd of goats bleating
	Goose	honk, hiss	MENU 0:00 Geese Honking
	Grasshopper	chirp[22]	MENU 0:00 Grasshopper
	Guinea pig	wheek[23]
	Hamster	squeak[24]
	Hare	squeak
	Hedgehog		MENU 0:00 Hedgehog
	Hermit crab	chirp[25]
	Hippopotamus	growl[26]
	Hornet	buzz	MENU 0:00 Hummel bee
	Horse	neigh, whinny, nicker	MENU 0:00
	Hummingbird	warble
	Hyena	laugh	MENU 0:00 Spotted Hyena
	Kangaroo	chortle
	Koala	shriek, growl
	Linnet	chuckle[27]
	Lion	roar, growl, snarl	MENU 0:00 Lion roar
	Locust	chirp[22]	MENU 0:00 Grasshopper
	Magpie	chatter[28]	MENU 0:00 Magpie
	Monkey	scream, chatter	MENU 0:00 Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata)
	Moose	bellow[29]
	Mosquito	buzz, whine[30]
	Mouse	squeak
	Okapi	cough, bellow[31]
	Owl	hoot, hiss, caterwaul for barred owls	MENU 0:00 Great horned owl
	Ox	low, moo	MENU 0:00
	Parrot	squawk, talk	MENU 0:00 White-capped Parrot MENU 0:00 Rose-ringed Parakeet
	Peacock	scream,[32] squawk, honk	MENU 0:00 Peacock
	Pig	oink,[26][33] snort,[34] squeal, grunt	MENU 0:00 Pig
	Pigeon	coo	MENU 0:00 Wood pigeon
	Prairie dog	bark[35]
	Quail	call	MENU 0:00 Call of a male common quail
	Rabbit	squeak	MENU 0:00 Rabbit
	Raccoon	trill[36]
	Rat	squeak
	Raven	caw	MENU 0:00 Common Raven
	Rhinoceros	bellow
	Rook	caw
	Rooster	crow
	Seal	bark[37]
	Seahorse	click, growl
	Sheep	bleat, baa	MENU 0:00 Sheep
	Shrew
	Snail	Munch, crunch
	Snake	hiss, rattle	MENU 0:00 Rattlesnake
	Songbird	chirrup, chirp, tweet, sing, warble (larks / warblers / wrens),[38][39] twitter (sparrows)[40]	MENU 0:00 Goldfinch
	Squirrel	squeak
	Swan	cry, trumpet, bugle	MENU 0:00 Trumpeter swan
	Tapir	squeak[41]
	Tokay gecko	croak[42]
	Turkey	gobble	MENU 0:00 Wild Turkey
	Turtle
	Vulture	scream
	Walrus	groan
	Whale	sing	MENU 0:00 Killer Whale
	Wild boar	grumble
	Wildebeest	low, moo	MENU 0:00
	Wolf	howl, growl, bay	MENU 0:00 Wolf howls
	Zebra	neigh, whinny, nicker	MENU 0:00

Note: In the above list, a notation of “OP” refers to onomatopoeia.

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