GAVIIFORMES (Loons) PODICIPEDIFORMES (Grebes) PROCELLARIIFORMES (Tube-noses) PELECANIFORMES (Pelicans, etc.) CICONIIFORMES (Waders/Vultures) ANSERIFORMES (Ducks/Geese) |
FALCONIFORMES (Raptors) GALLIFORMES (Fowl) GRUIFORMES (Rails, etc.) CHARADRIIFORMES (Gulls, etc.) COLUMBIFORMES (Doves/Pigeons) CUCULIFORMES (Cuckoos) STRIGIFORMES (Owls) CAPRIMULGIFORMES (Nightjars) |
APODIFORMES (Hummers/Swifts) CORACIIFORMES (Kingfishers) PICIFORMES (Woodpeckers) PASSERIFORMES (Perching Birds, Song Birds) DOMESTIC & PET BIRDS MYSTERY BIRDS (Can you help?) |
One of my ongoing trials is what to call the sounds birds make. They sing, they talk, they whinny and squawk and squeak. They chip and chirp and chack, and the cry and crow and caw. Some ducks quack, some whistle, some peep or screech. Some birds bark or croak or grunt or grumble. Many species, at one time or another mutter and mumble and whisper. You could fill volumes, write epic speeches and set up courses for online universities based on the sounds our amazing feathered friends make. I find myself making up onomatopoeic names like "Chack" and "Pipe" and "Chuckerring". Flickers have a "Klear" call, Great Blue Herons "Gronk". If you have a name for some bird's sound, share it with me - some day I'll write a bird call thesaurus!
Most files are in Windows WAV or MP3 format, and all have been edited for file size and clarity. Many have been filtered in ways which do not affect the bird's song, but which may highlight the important parts of the sample. A few samples have been reduced to 8-bit resolution and all have been "downsampled" from their original 44.1 Khz to save bandwidth and therefore reduce loading times. More exacting sound enthusiasts are encouraged to contact me for larger, unedited and unfiltered versions of these sounds.