What does a bird sound like? Click any of the different bird species to hear the sounds they make with our bird sound identifier tool! Click a second time to pause the bird sound.
Use our quick, clickable guide for identifying backyard birds by the sounds they make! Choose any of these popular different bird species to hear its typical bird sounds and bird calls, from vocalizations of parrots to the chirping of songbirds. As you're gardening in your backyard, relaxing outdoors or wandering in the woods, you might be able to use our guide to identify a few distinctive bird calls or bird noises. Identification of song bird sounds has a rich history; in the past, it was fairly complicated and frequently required mnemonics. For instance, the blue jay is recognized for singing this bird sound, "queedle, queedle, queedle," and the mourning dove bird sound can be written as "hooo-ah hoo-hoo-hoo." The northern flicker sounds like "squeechu-squeechu-squeechu," which might be easy to confuse with "queedle" unless you've heard these wild bird sounds yourself! It's also helpful to consider where you are when you're trying to identify birds chirping sound; check out the maps to see different bird species or if a particular bird is actually found in your area.
Today, identification is easier when you can listen to sounds of birds singing in short sound clips. Click a bird type to hear birds tweeting their "language." Note that some of these birds have different birds sounds based on the situation, too. For instance, many songbirds have "alarm" bird noises along with its normal tittering that can sound a little different. Tweets can also have a different tune than full bird calls. But this list of 50 sounds of birds should certainly be able to get you started!