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ThisisalistofanimalsoundsintheEnglishlanguage.Mostof
thesewordscanbeusedaseithernounorverb.Amajorityof
themareonomatopoeia.

Foralistofwordsrelating
toanimalsounds,seethe
en:Animalsounds
categoryofwordsin
Wiktionary,thefree
dictionary.

Alligatorshiss,grunt,roar,quak

Jackalsgecker,howl

Antelopessnort[1]

Jayschatter,screech

Anteatershrow,

Kangarooschortle

Badgersgrowl[2]

Koalasscream,bellow,wail

Batsscreech[3]

Komododragonsgrowl,snarl,hiss

Bearsgrowl,groan,moan,roar

Lambsbleat,baa

Beeshum,buzz[4]

Larkssing,warble[23]

Beetlesdrone,click

Linnetschuckle[24]

Birdschirrup,chirp,twitter,tweet,sing,

Lionsroar,growl[25]

whistle

Llamasmaw

Bitternsboom[5]

Magpieschatter[26]

Blackbirdswhistle

Micesqueakandsqueal

Bonoboschirp,squeal,screech,shriek,

Monkeyschatter,gecker,gibber,whoop,

squeak,hoot

screech

Calvesbleat[6]

Moosebellow[27]

Camelsgrunt

Mosquitoeswhine[28]

Capuchinschirp,chatter,trill

Narwhalssqueal

Catsmew,purr,meow,miaow,hiss,

Nightingalespipe,sing,warble

yowl,screech,caterwaul

Okapiscough,bellow[29]

Chaffinchow

OrangutansGroan,grunt,smooch,

Chickenscluck,cackle,bock,chirp,

wheeze,chirp,squeal,sputter

crow,screech,peep,cockadoodledoo

Ostricheschirp,bark,hiss,lowhum

Chimpanzeespanthoot,grunt,scream,

Owlshoot,scream,screech,shriek

chatter,screech,bark

Oxenbellow,low[23]

Chinchillassqueak[7]

Parrotsmimicavarietyofsounds,

Cicadaschirp[8]

screech,squawk

Cattlesmoo,low,bawl(calf),bellow

Peacocksscream[30]

Coyotesbark,yelp,cry,snarl,howl

Peafowlsscream

Cricketschirp,creak

Pigssnort,grunt,squeal,oink[21]

Crowscaw,cah[9]
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Cuckooscoo,cuckoo

Pigeonscoo[21]

Curlewspipe[10]

Porpoiseswhistle,click

Deerbell

Prairiedogsbark[31]

Dingosbark,cry

Puffinschirp

Dogsbark,woof,arf,bay,bowwow,

Queleaschatter

howl,yap

Rabbitssqueak,drum,growl(when

Dolphinsclick[11]

cornered)

Donkeysbray,heehaw[12]

Raccoonstrill[32]

Dovescoocoo

Ratssqueak,eek,brux

Ducksquack

Ravenscroak[23]

Eaglesscream[13]

Rhinocerosbellow[21]

Elephantstrumpet,roar,moan,rumble

Robinschirp

Emusdrum

Rookscaw[23]

Falconschant

Roosterscrow[33]

Ferretsdook[14]

Seagullsscream,squawk,mew

Fliesbuzz,hum

Sealsbark[34]

Foxesbark,yelp,simper

Sheepbleat,baa[21]

Frogscroak,ribbit,gribbit
Geesecackle,gobble,hiss,honk,quack
Gibbonswhoop,chirp,screech,wail
Giraffesbleat[15]
Goatsbleat,baa
Gorillashoot,bark,grunt,whine,pock,
pant
Grasshopperschirp[16]
Guineapigssqueak[17]
Hamsterssqueak[18]
Haressqueak[19]
Henscackle,cluck
Hermitcrabschirp[20]
Hippopotamusesbellow,rumble,roar,
growl[21]
Hogsgrunt,snort[22]
Horsesneigh,snort,whinny,nicker,
sputter
Humanswhisper,hum,whistle,cry,
scream,sing,talk,moan,laugh,sputter,
mimicotheranimals,coo
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Snakeshiss[21]
Sparrowschirp,twitter[35]
Squirrelssqueak,chatter,click
Stagsbellow[21]
Swallowstwitter,squeal
Swanscry[23]
Tapirswhistle,squeak[36]
Tigersgrowl,roar,snarl[37]
Thrusheswhistle,sing
TokayGeckoscroak[38]
Turkeysgobble[21]
Vervetschirp,chatter,grunt,bark,coo,
sputter
Vulturesscream[23]
Walrusesgroan[21]
Whalessing[21]
Wolvesbark,howl,cry,yell,yelp
Wrenstrill,warble[39]
Yakslow,moan
Zebraswhinny,whoop
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Hummingbirdshum,twitter
Hyenaslaugh,scream,whoop

Seealso
Animalcommunication
Bioacoustics
Bzzzpeekanimalsoundswebsite
Listofonomatopoeias
OldMcDonaldHadaFarm,eachverseofthesongchangesthenameoftheanimalandits
respectivenoise
Zoomusicology

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