The green catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) is a species of bowerbird found in subtropical forests along the east coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland to southern New South Wales. It is named after its distinctive call which sounds like a cat meowing, although it has also been mistaken for a crying child.
Like its relatives, the Gray Catbird mimics a variety of sounds, but this bird is best known for the cat-like mewing calls that give the species its common name.
The Gray Catbird, to be exact. Named after their distinctive cat-like “mew” call, Gray Catbirds are mimic thrushes, related to mockingbirds and thrashers. They can imitate a wide variety of noises, from songbirds to mammals to frogs.
This secretive bird of dense thickets gets its name from the cat-like mew call that it makes. The Gray Catbird's song is an exuberant series of musical whistles and catlike meows interspersed with imitations of other birds' songs.
Gray Catbirds get their common name from their distinctive mewing call, which can sound like a cat's meow to some ears. It's the most well-known out of the species' three observed calls, often used while courting mates or defending their territories.
Catbirds are the main culprit of making cat sounds, but owls are another possibility! Great horned owls make a meowing sound that can be described as cat-like. Here is a video with some of the distinctive sounds of a Great horned owl. Some birders have also reported that they have heard starlings making cat sounds.
Northern Flicker. What is this? The northern flicker, a common woodpecker spread across North America, makes a call that could be confused for a raccoon or another mammal like a groundhog.
It is believed that most meows are random sounds which the cat learns to use to communicate with the people around, so that each household with a cat has its own glossary of meows for food, caressing, playing, attention, etcetera.
House Sparrows have a rather simple song of one or a series of cheep or chirrup notes. It's mainly given by males, who repeat it incessantly during much of the year to announce that they possess a nest and to attract females. Females only rarely use this song, typically to attract a new mate after losing one.
Barn Owls don't hoot the way most owls do; instead, they make a long, harsh scream that lasts about 2 seconds. It's made mostly by the male, who often calls repeatedly from the air. Females give the call infrequently.
Mountain Lion/Cougar
When these animals do vocalize, they typically sound like a person whistling or a bird chirping. Their growl resembles that of a loud house cat. The associated “scream” of a mountain lion is typically a female looking for a male mate, whose range can encompass 50 to 150 square miles.
Purring is a soft, low rumbling sound that almost all cats make. Depending on the cat, it may be a very quiet murmur or so loud you can hear it across the room. You can also often feel a vibration when they purr.
Katydids and crickets are excellent examples of nighttime noise-making insects. These insects, which belong to the same Order (Orthoptera) make noises in similar ways: by rubbing their wings together. These insects usually make their high pitched chirping noise at night to attract mates or to warn off predators.
As an expression of excitement when a cat sees a prey animal. A cat's chirp, a high-pitched, peep-like noise, is done in anticipation when the cat sees a bird, toy, or a bug that engages their natural hunting instincts, says Emily Wilson, DVM, of Fuzzy Pet Health.
For example, a seet is the universal danger call made by birds and small mammals. Chickadees, it turns out, chirp about predators a lot. In fact, their name comes from the warning call they make when they see a suspicious character lurking around the neighborhood: Chickadee-dee-dee-dee-dee.
A chirp is the short, high sound a bird makes.
Break 'sparrow' down into sounds: [SPARR] + [OH] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
Song/Courtship Calls: House sparrows make a repetitive chirping sound that acts as their song. These calls are used primarily by males to claim territory & attract mates. Companion/Contact Calls: Sparrows also have a much quieter sound used by mated pairs to stay in touch while feeding.
Male red deer in the rut sound even more like a big cat. A familiar sound to anybody who visits a zoo, this is the lion's roar. The puma is strictly speaking not a big cat as it cannot roar. The puma's attempt at a roar starts out deep but ends with a snarl.
Cat Meow Sound
Generally, a meowing cat wants something—attention or food or perhaps access to a room. Sometimes though, meows simply serve as a “welcome home” salutation. Occasionally, a cat meow can signify loneliness or even illness.
Gray Catbirds are best known for producing a cat-like mew. These birds mimic the songs of other birds and rearrange them creating their own song.
Mockingbirds Mimic Frogs | These birds are the crooners — or, croakers — of the bird world. By BirdNote - Facebook.
American Robins often make a mumbled cuck or tuk to communicate with each other or a sharp yeep or peek as an alarm call. They also make a repeated chirr that rises in volume and can sound like a laugh or chuckle.
If you've heard the sound of a bird that sounds like laughing you've probably already heard the call of the green woodpecker. The green woodpecker's call is one of the most readily identifiable sounds in nature so it isn't surprising that many local names for the green woodpecker are onomatopoeic.
Ring-Tailed Cats
The ring-tailed cat, also known as just a ringtail, looks like a hybrid of a feline and a ring-tailed lemur, and while it bears a striking resemblance to the aforementioned genet, it is actually in the procyonid family, making it more closely related to raccoons.