Cries of Animals and Birds
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 | |
| 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 |
