Listen to nature: explore wildlife sounds by animal group

Click in a box below to access recordings of a particular animal group. The recordings are listed alphabetically according to the common name of the animal.

These sounds are just a small sample from our collections. Please search our catalogue for a more complete listing.

Reptiles	Aquatic animals	Soundscapes
Frogs and toads	Insects	Land mammals
Birds Crows and Allies Hornbills, Kingfishers, Rollers, Hoopoes and Allies (Coraciiformes) Honeyeaters, Whistlers, Babblers, Bulbuls and Leafbirds Jacamars, Barbets, Toucans, Woodpeckers and Allies (Piciformes) Nuthatches, Tits and Creepers Parrots, Turacos and Cuckoos Pheasants and Guans Pigeons and Doves Raptors and Nightbirds Seabirds Sparrows and Finches, Sunbirds and Flowerpeckers (Ploceidae, Fringillidae, Nectariniidae, Dicaeidae) Starlings, Shrikes and Allies Subsocines (Cotingas, Tyrant Flycatchers, Antbirds, Manakins, Lyrebirds) Swifts, Swallows, Trogons and Hummingbirds Vireos, New World Blackbirds and Sparrows (Vireonidae, Icteridae, Emberizinae) Waders and Gulls Wagtails, Larks and Pipits Warblers Waterbirds: Ducks, Geese, Swans, Ibis, Cranes and Relatives Wrens, Chats and Thrushes