Bird songs (exotic)

Laughing Kookaburra

The laughing kookaburra is a large Australian kingfisher: its call sounds like echoing human laughter.

💡 Did you know? The laughing kookaburra is an Australian kingfisher; its call sounds like wild laughter.

Common Loon

The common loon is a large North American waterbird with a black-and-white chequered pattern and a mournful call.

💡 Did you know? The common loon is the provincial bird of Ontario and features on Canada's one-dollar coin.

Northern Cardinal

The northern cardinal is a brilliant red songbird with a crest: a favourite garden bird in the eastern USA.

💡 Did you know? The bright red northern cardinal is a favourite garden bird in North America.

Blue Jay

The blue jay is a strikingly blue, noisy North American corvid; it can convincingly mimic other birds' calls.

💡 Did you know? The blue jay can mimic other birds, even hawks.

American Robin

The American robin is North America's „robin“, with an orange-red breast and a classic sign of spring.

💡 Did you know? The American robin is seen as a herald of spring in North America.

Northern Mockingbird

The northern mockingbird is a grey songbird that can imitate dozens of other birds' calls and even sounds.

💡 Did you know? The northern mockingbird imitates dozens of other birds' songs.

Red-winged Blackbird

The red-winged blackbird is a black bird of American wetlands: the male flashes bright red shoulder patches when singing.

💡 Did you know? The male flashes bright red shoulder patches while singing.

Mourning Dove

The mourning dove is a slender, grey-brown North American dove: its soft, plaintive call gave it its name.

💡 Did you know? Its mournful call gives the mourning dove its name.

Great Horned Owl

The great horned owl is a large American owl with prominent ear tufts and a deep, booming call.

💡 Did you know? The great horned owl has prominent ear tufts.

Canada Goose

The Canada goose is known by its black neck and white chin strap: it migrates in the classic V-formation.

💡 Did you know? Canada geese fly in the classic V-formation.

Sandhill Crane

The sandhill crane is a large grey crane: tens of thousands gather at the same stopover sites to migrate.

💡 Did you know? Sandhill cranes gather in huge flocks to migrate.

Superb Lyrebird

The Australian lyrebird is a master of mimicry: imitating even chainsaws and camera shutters.

💡 Did you know? The lyrebird even imitates chainsaws and camera shutters.

Australian Magpie

The Australian magpie is black-and-white and famous for its melodic, flute-like song.

💡 Did you know? The Australian magpie sings in flute-like tones and is very territorial.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

The sulphur-crested cockatoo is a large white parrot with a yellow crest: loud, clever and very long-lived.

💡 Did you know? The sulphur-crested cockatoo is loud, clever and can live a very long time.

Indian Peafowl

The peacock comes from South Asia: only the male carries the famous eye-spotted train it fans into a wheel.

💡 Did you know? Only the male peafowl fans out the spectacular train.

Rose-ringed Parakeet

The ring-necked parakeet is a green parrot with a red bill: escaped from captivity, it now lives wild in several German cities.

💡 Did you know? The rose-ringed parakeet now lives wild in some German cities.

Common Myna

The common myna is a brown starling from South Asia, as an invasive species it has spread worldwide.

💡 Did you know? The common myna is one of the world's most successful invasive birds.

Red-whiskered Bulbul

The red-whiskered bulbul is a dainty Asian songbird with a pointed black crest and a red cheek patch.

💡 Did you know? The red-whiskered bulbul has a pointed crest and red cheek patches.

Toco Toucan

The toco toucan of South America stands out for its huge, glowing orange bill, which is feather-light despite its size.

💡 Did you know? The toucan's huge, light bill helps regulate its body heat.

Greater Flamingo

The greater flamingo is a long-legged waterbird: its pink colour comes from tiny crustaceans in its diet.

💡 Did you know? The pink colour comes from its food (tiny crustaceans).

Helmeted Guineafowl

The helmeted guineafowl is an African gamebird with grey pearl-spotted plumage and a bony „helmet“ on its head.

💡 Did you know? The helmeted guineafowl has a bony 'helmet' on its head.

House Finch

The house finch is a common North American finch; the male has a reddish breast.

💡 Did you know? The house finch is a common visitor to North American feeders.

Song Sparrow

The song sparrow is a brown-streaked North American sparrow with a varied song.

💡 Did you know? The song sparrow varies its song from region to region.

Eastern Bluebird

The eastern bluebird is a bright blue North American songbird that readily nests in nest boxes.

💡 Did you know? The bright blue eastern bluebird readily uses nest boxes.