Lyrebirds really are capable of sounding like screaming babies!
Lyrebird in Australia perfectly mimics crying baby - YouTube. Not many birds can compare to the vocal range of the Australian lyrebird, and Taronga Zoo's lyrebird, Echo, is no exception.
Spotted Catbirds are named for their bizarre cat-like wailing calls (some say it sounds more like a baby crying!) which are a common sound of both lowland and higher altitude rainforests within their range. This species is especially vocal at dawn and dusk.
It's porcupines, one of nature's least cuddly animals. “Porcupines are vocal critters and create a wide array of sounds in various different ways, including shrill screeches, coughs, groans, whines, teeth chatters, and low grunts,” the Fish and Wildlife Service wrote.
Cats can sound like a crying baby, especially Siamese cats. Coyotes can howl like a baby, too. Some dogs whine like a baby. Screech owls can make really weird sounds.
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Barn owls utter a rasping, harsh scream that sounds like it's straight out of a low-budget horror movie. The sound is typically made by the male, calling while in flight.
The Greater Sooty Owl is native to the south-eastern forests of Australia and is nocturnal, spending its days in tree hollows, caves and under rock overhangs. Its typical call is known as a 'falling bomb whistle', a short, descending screech or shriek that can be heard over long distances.
Bonobos Cry Like Human Babies When Attacked to Get Comforted: Scientists. Bonobos produce high-pitched "baby-like" cries when they are attacked - to attract comfort from others, reveals new research.
The bush stone-curlew is probably heard more than it is seen. Its call sounds like a wail or a scream in the night.
Laughing kookaburra
Its loud cackle of 'koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa' is often sung in a chorus with other kookaburras.
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.
“The red fox is quite vocal during mating season with females letting out a cry known as the vixen call. To some, this call sounds much like a young child screaming and can be quite unsettling.”
Birds will vocalize if they are frightened, bored, lonely, stressed, or unwell. Pet birds often vocalize when people are talking loudly, vacuuming, chatting on the phone, or playing music. They may see these times as appropriate for vocalizing back as part of normal flock behavior.
The screaming piha (Lipaugus vociferans) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cotingidae. It is found in humid forests in the Amazon and tropical parts of the Mata Atlântica in South America. They are most notable for their extraordinarily loud voice.
The Barking Owl has two main calls, both distinctive and unmistakable. The first is a double-noted, dog-like 'wook-wook', and the second is a wavering human-like scream.
Animal Vocalizations
Shrill squeaks are often indicative of rats or mice, and sharper 'shrieks' may indicate infestation. Raccoons are known to produce squealing, chattering, and growling sounds, especially when they have kits (babies). Lastly, bats will chirp at night or in the morning before sunrise.
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Bird That Does Unbelievable Impressions of Chainsaws, Car Alarms. Behold the superb lyrebird, whose calls are surely the most impressive in the animal kingdom.
White bellbirds shatter the record for noisiest call—and maybe their mates' eardrums.
A screech is a “high shrill piercing cry.” One of the most famous bird screeches is that of the red-tailed hawk, which you might recognize from movies and television shows that dub it over the less strident call of the bald eagle to make that national symbol sound tougher.
In fact, the White Bellbird has the loudest bird call ever documented, according to a paper published today in the journal Current Biology. Its short, booming, two-part call is three times the sound pressure level—a measure of sound intensity—of the Screaming Piha's call, the previous record-holder.
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.
The Double-crested Cormorant makes deep, guttural grunts that sound a bit like an oinking pig. They grunt when taking off or landing, or during mating or aggressive displays, but otherwise are generally silent.