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  2. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .

  3. Bird vocalization - Wikipedia

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    Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-technical use, bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology and birding , songs (relatively complex vocalizations) are distinguished by function from calls (relatively simple vocalizations).

  4. Glossary of bird terms - Wikipedia

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    Bird ringing is the term used in the UK and in some other parts of Europe, while the term bird banding is more often used in the U.S. and Australia. [49] bird strike The impact of a bird or birds with an airplane in flight. [50] body down The layer of small, fluffy down feathers that lie underneath the outer contour feathers on a bird's body. [51]

  5. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  6. Lyrebird makes amazing laser sounds - AOL

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    National Geographic has recorded these remarkable birds mimicking such unnatural noises as a chainsaw and a car alarm, and a student captured a ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...

  7. Sonation - Wikipedia

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    Anna's hummingbird Red-billed streamertail. Sonation is the sound produced by birds, using mechanisms other than the syrinx.The term sonate is described as the deliberate production of sounds, not from the throat, but rather from structures such as the bill, wings, tail, feet and body feathers, or by the use of tools.

  8. Bird in England Mimicking a Police Siren Sounds Just Like the ...

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    Turns out these vocal birds are curious by nature and extremely intelligent; in fact, crows, gorgeous ravens, and magpies are some of the smartest birds around. These birds can imitate human ...

  9. Bird names will no longer honor racists, and it’s about time

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    Feeling like a caged bird in the house for weeks on end, nothing made me happier than to watch beautifully colored birds live their lives, flirt, squabble, steal eggs, learn to fly, build nests ...