Cries of Animals

Cries of Animals

This is a list of names for the Cries of Animals and Birds.

Animal	Cry
Apes	gibber
asses	bray
bees	hum
beetles	drone
bears	growl
bitterns	boom
blackbirds	whistle
blackcaps	we speak of the“chick-chick” of the blackcap
bulls	bellow
canaries	sing or quaver
cats	mew, purr, swear, and caterwaul
calves	bleat and blear
chaffinches	chirp or pink
chickens	pip
cicadæ	sing
cocks	crow
cows	moo or low
crows	caw
cuckoos	cry, cuckoo
deer	bell
dogs	bark, bay, howl, and yelp
doves	coo
ducks	quack
eagles	scream
falcons	chant
flies	buzz
foxes	bark and yelp
frogs	croak
geese	cackle and hiss
goldfinch	we speak of the “merry twinkle” of the female
grasshoppers	chirp and pitter
grouse	we speak of the “drumming” of the grouse
guineafowls	cry “come back”
guineapigs	squeak
hares	squeak
hawks	scream
hens	cackle and cluck
horses	neigh and whinny
hyenas	laugh
jays	chatter
kittens	mew
lambs	baa and bleat
larks	sing
linnets	chuckle in their call
lions	roar
magpies	chatter
mice	squeak and squeal
monkeys	chatter and gibber
nightingales	pipe and warble—we also speak of its “jug-jug”
owls	hoot and screech
oxen	low and bellow
parrots	talk
peacocks	scream
peewits	cry “pee-wit”
pigeons	coo
pigs	grunt, squeak, and squeal
ravens	croak
redstarts	whistle
rooks	caw
screech-owls	screech or shriek
sheep	baa or bleat
snakes	hiss
sparrows	chirp or yelp
stags	bellow and call
swallows	twitter
swans	cry—we also speak of the “bombilation” of the swan
thrushes	whistle
tigers	growl
tits	we speak of the “twittwit” of the bottle-tit
turkey-cocks	gobble
vultures	scream
whitethroats	chirr
wolves	howl