List of animal sounds


This is a list of animal sounds. This list 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. This list also contains audio recordings of animal sounds.

List of animal sounds

PictureAnimalDescriptionSound
Alligatorbellow, hiss
Antelopesnort
Badgersgrowl
Batsscreech, squeak
Bearsroar, growl
Beesbuzz
Big cats roar, growl, snarl
Cat/kittenmew, meow, purr, hiss
Chicken/hen/chickcluck, crow
Chinchillassqueak
Cicadaschirp
Cow/bull/calflow, moo
Crab/crablet
Cricketschirp
Crowscaw, cah
Curlewspipe
Deerbellow, bleat
Dog/puppybark, howl, growl, bay
Dolphin/calfclick
Donkey/asshee-haw bray
Duck/ducklingquack
Eagle/eagletscreech
Elephant/calftrumpet
Elkbugle, bleat
Ferretsdook
Flybuzz
Frogs/toadscroak
Giraffesbleat
Goatbleat, maa
Goose/goslinghonk, hiss
Grasshopperschirp
Guinea pigssqueak
Hamsterssqueak
Hare/leveretsqueak
Hedgehog/hoglet
Hermit crabschirp
Hippopotamus/calfgrowl
Hornetbuzz
Horse/foalneigh, whinny, nicker
Hummingbirdwarble
Hyenaslaugh
Kangaroo/joeychortle
Koalashriek
Linnetschuckle
Lionroar growl snarl
Locustchirp
Magpieschatter
Monkeysscream, chatter
Moosebellow
Mosquitobuzz, whine
Mousesqueak
Okapicough, bellow
Owl/owlethoot, hiss, screech
Parrotssquawk, talk
Peacocks/peachickscream, squawk, honk
Pig/pigletoink, snort, squeal, grunt
Pigeonscoo
Prairie dogsbark
Quail
Rabbitssqueak, grunt
Raccoonstrill
Ratssqueak
Ravenscaw
Rhinocerosesbellow
Rookscaw
Roostercrow
Sealsbark
Seahorse/seafoal
Sheep/lambbleat, baa
Shrew/shrewlet
SnailsMunch, crunch
Snake/snakelethiss, rattle
Songbirdschirrup, chirp, tweet, sing,
warble, twitter
Squirrel/chipmunksqueak
Swan/cygnetcry, trumpet, bugle
Tapirssqueak
Tokay geckoscroak
Turkey/turkey-chickgobble
Turtle/turtlet
Vulturesscream
Walrusesgroan
Whale/calfsing
Wild boargrumble
Wolfhowl, growl, bay
Zebraneigh, whinny, nicker