The Barking Owl is named for its harsh 'barking' call but can also make a much louder, wailing cry, which has given rise to another name, the 'screaming-woman bird'.
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.
It might look demure, but the bush stone-curlew has a call that would make just about anyone's blood run cold. Nicknamed the 'screaming woman bird', their high-pitched, drawn-out shrieks can be heard across the night as they try to contact each other.
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.
White bellbirds shatter the record for noisiest call—and maybe their mates' eardrums.
Male limpkins are well known for producing a repetitive, high-pitched wail or scream that sounds remarkably human-like when it wakes you up in the dead of night.
Common Loon
Few bird sounds are as mournful or memorable as the Common Loon's winter wail. This eerie, howling sound, which is more than a little wolf-like, is used by both males and females to announce their presence and locate other loons.
It's a Potoo bird, when it makes noise it sounds like a teen yelling for its mom.
Screaming or loud vocalization is a natural way for wild parrots and other birds to communicate with each other in their flock environments. They will also scream if they are alarmed. Birds will vocalize if they are frightened, bored, lonely, stressed, or unwell.
Why Are There Birds Chirping at Night? Birds sing at night for various reasons, such as to attract mates, warn of dangers, claim their territories, or to communicate during migration.
The bush stone-curlew is probably heard more than it is seen. Its call sounds like a wail or a scream in the night.
Occasionally compared to the whine of a chainsaw or, less convincingly, to a cow's moo, the Capuchinbird's marvelously strange call is out of this world.
The monotonous, repetitive call of the Common Ground-Dove brings to mind sultry and languid Southern summers, when the species' plaintive call is often heard; hence the colloquial name “moaning” dove.
Calls. Male and female Trumpeter Swans give the characteristic deep, trumpeting “oh-OH” call, with the second syllable emphasized. The call is softer and more nasal-sounding when made with the mouth closed.
Wild birds use vocalisation to warn others in the group about impending danger, such as a predator in the area. If a pet bird is afraid, it will do the same thing. Birds who find themselves away from the flock call to the group and find their way back when the group answers.
Boredom, illness, injury, lack of exercise, or simply as an expression of joy are all reasons for vocalizations in parrots. If birds are left alone too often or for too long, they can start to scream because they have nothing else to do, and because it usually gets a human in the room to pay attention to them.
Yes, this does sound like hormonal behavior. A lot of pet birds get hormonal in the winter because of people having the heater on. The warmer temperatures stimulate the hormones. Other triggers are longer days, a lot of food especially fresh foods, and a safe place to nest.
The noise of screeching bobcats has been likened to a child wailing in distress. Typically a sound made by competing males in winter during the mating season, it can be heard in many regions of North America.
If you've ever heard a pained cry in the dead of night that sounds like a woman screaming, then you've probably heard a female fox (or 'vixen') letting a male (or 'dog') fox know that she is ready to mate (listen here). These screams are often answered by the 'hup-hup-hup' bark of the dog fox.
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.
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.