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

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