Bird Cries and Sound Words in English

We are all aware that animals and birds make some sounds. That sound is a cry.

There are different cries of birds from each other and we will discuss in details the particular words for the cries of birds.

Here is a list of the words for the cries of birds. That is, the names of sounds what the animals make- the birds’ sound name.

Sound Names of Bird Cries

Let us now work on the cries and sounds of birds below:

Birds Cries/ Sound names
Bats screech
Birds twitter, chirp, sing, whistle
Blackbirds   whistle
Canaries sing
Chaffinches chirp
Cicadas sing
Chickens Cluck, cackle
Cocks crow
Cranes hiss, honk
Crows caw
Cuckoos coo
Curlews pipe
Doves coo
Ducks quack
Eagles scream
Egrets rick-rack
Kites scream
Falcons chant
Flamingos Mutter, grunt
Flies buzz
Geese (Gooses) cackle, gobble, hiss, honk
Grouses drums
Hawks scream
Hens cackle, cluck
Hummingbirds chatter, squeal, hum
Jays  chatters
Kittens mew
Larks sing, warble
Magpies  chatters
Nightingales pipe, sing, warble
Owls hoot, screech, scream
Ostriches chirp, bark, hiss
Parrots talk, screech, squawk
Peacocks scream
Pea-fowls scream
Peewits pee-wit
Pigeons coo
Ravens croak
Redstarts whistles
Robins chirr, chuckle, laugh
Rooks caw
Screech owls screech
Sparrows chirp, twitter
Swallows twitter
Swans cry
Thrushes sing, whistle
Turkeys Cocks, gobble
Vultures scream
Whitethroats chirr
Wrens warble

Quick Links

  1. List of Animal Sounds from A to Z
  2. Collective Nouns List For Bird Species