Birds Full List

Recordings from the Nature Sounds Archive. Click on the metadata block below to listen.

The bird sound collection is organized by groups of similar or closely related species. Each heading in bold, lead to another page on our site where you may play sound recording and see date associate with each species in that group. The work of adding recording is ongoing, so if the group heading is not presently a hyperlink, that means we have not added species to that group, or that we have no recording in that group.

 

Pine Warbler

Waterfowl

  • Ducks

  • Geese

  • Swans

Gamebirds

  • Quail

  • Partridges

  • Grouse

  • Turkeys

Loons & Grebes

  • Loons

  • Grebes

Seabirds

  • Albatrosses

  • Shearwaters

  • Storm-Petrels

  • Gannets & Boobies

  • Cormorants

  • Pelicans

  • Frigatebirds

Herons, Ibises & Allies

  • Herons & Egrets

  • Bitterns

  • Ibises

  • Spoonbills

  • Storks

Shorebirds

  • Plovers

  • Lapwings

  • Sandpipers

  • Yellowlegs

  • Godwits

  • Curlews

  • Avocets & Stilts

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers

  • Gulls

  • Terns

  • Skimmers

Rails & Allies

  • Rails

  • Crakes

  • Gallinules

  • Coots

Raptors (Birds of Prey)

  • Hawks

  • Eagles

  • Kites

  • Falcons

  • Osprey

  • Vultures

Owls

  • Typical Owls

  • Barn Owls

Nightbirds

  • Nightjars

  • Nighthawks

  • Poorwills

  • Oilbird

Pigeons & Doves

  • Pigeons

  • Doves

Cuckoos & Allies

  • Cuckoos

  • Anis

  • Roadrunners

Trogons & Quetzals

  • Trogons

  • Quetzals

Motmots, Todies & Allies

  • Motmots

  • Todies

Kingfishers

  • Kingfishers

Puffbirds, Jacamars & Allies

  • Puffbirds

  • Jacamars

Woodpeckers & Allies

  • Woodpeckers

  • Sapsuckers

  • Flickers

Antbirds & Antshrikes

  • Antbirds

  • Antshrikes

  • Antwrens

Ovenbirds & Woodcreepers

  • Ovenbirds

  • Woodcreepers

Tyrant Flycatchers

  • Flycatchers

  • Phoebes

  • Kingbirds

  • Pewees

Cotingas, Manakins & Allies

  • Cotingas

  • Manakins

Vireos & Shrikes

Jays, Crows & Magpies

  • Jays

  • Crows

  • Ravens

  • Magpies

Swallows & Martins

  • Swallows

  • Martins

Chickadees, Titmice & Nuthatches

  • Chickadees

  • Titmice

  • Nuthatches

Wrens

  • Wrens

Thrushes & Allies

  • Thrushes

  • Robins

  • Solitaires

  • Bluebirds

Mockingbirds, Thrashers & Catbirds

  • Mockingbirds

  • Thrashers

  • Catbirds

Waxwings & Silky-flycatchers

  • Waxwings

  • Silky-flycatchers

Sparrows, Towhees & Juncos

(New World sparrows)

  • Sparrows

  • Towhees

  • Juncos

Blackbirds, Orioles & Oropendolas

  • Blackbirds

  • Grackles

  • Cowbirds

  • Orioles

  • Oropendolas

  • Caciques

Finches, Euphonias & Allies

  • Finches

  • Grosbeaks

  • Euphonias

  • Chlorophonias

Tanagers, Cardinals, & Buntings

  • Tanagers

  • Cardinals

  • Buntings

  • Seedeaters

  • Saltators

  • Dickcissel

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow

Warblers & Allies

  • Wood-Warblers

  • Redstarts

(often large; can be split later)

Kinglets & Gnatcatchers

  • Kinglets

  • Gnatcatchers

Larks & Pipits

  • Larks

  • Pipits

Miscellaneous & Special Recordings

  • Unidentified sounds

  • Hybrids

  • Captive / background species

  • Rare vagrants