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