The songs of birds are one of the most beautiful sounds in the nature. Only male bird is known for singing in most species of birds. Each singing bird species has its own specific tone and style of singing. The female bird chooses their mate by checking the quality and strength of the male bird’s song. Most of birds uses their song to communicate with other birds, to attract mates and to defend their territory. Here 10 best singing birds in the world.
10 . Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo is a large cockatoo with striking black plumage. The bird also has a distinctive yellow patch on its tail. This species of cockatoos are found across Southeastern Australia and mainly inhabit in woodland plantations. The social yellow-tailed black cockatoos are also known for their loud calls. They usually make high-pitched contact calls like “kee-ow…kee-ow…kee-ow”. These loud calls can hear from long distances.
9 . Black-billed Magpie
The black-billed-magpie is a small vocal bird found in most parts of the world. They make loud chattering in “wock-woch, pjur, queg-queg-queg, weer-weer notes. Magpies often found in flocks and they make continuous raucous calls. They are also known for mimicking the sounds of other birds.
8 . House Sparrow
The small and beautiful house sparrows are closely connected with humans. They found in most parts of the world and inhabit in rural and urban areas. Their song features different types of notes like ‘chirup’ or ‘cheeps’. These kind of note made by both male and female house sparrows to as a contact call. But female house sparrows use such notes very rarely where the male bird uses different notes to make contact and to attract female.
7. Channel-billed Cuckoo
With a wingspan of 1 meter the channel-billed cuckoo is the largest parasitic bird in the world. They can be found in Eastern Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea. During spring season channel-billed cuckoos migrate to Eastern Australia. They breed in subtropical regions of Australia. At that time they made distinctive arrival calls. These calls can be heard from half a kilometer away. In case of two or more cuckoos each bird makes loud calls in different tones.
6 . Song Thrush
Song thrush is an attractive and an excellent singing bird that found in Asia, Europe and Africa. Song thrushes are known for their beautiful song that features a wide range of notes. They also named after their sweet song. Song thrushes usually sing from the top branches of trees in pairs. Song thrushes also repeat some phrases three of four times while singing.
5 . American Robin
This North American bird is known for its striking plumage and beautiful song. The song of the American robin features different whistles. They repeated some phrases for three for four times in a sequence in different pitches. The style American robin’s song also changes with the season and time of a day. Their song becomes more clear and pleasing at dawn. American robins also make alarm calls when they get threatened by potential predators.
4 . Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted grosbeak is an attractive song bird that native to Northeastern United States and Canada. They have bright black and white plumage with dark red triangle marking on white breast. Both male and female rose-breasted grosbeaks can sing in a melodious voice, features many notes in different pitches. The male bird used to sing from the top branches of the tree where the female sings during incubation and nest-building.
3 . Asian Koel
The Asian koels are a member of the cuckoo family. They found in India, Bangladesh, Australia, Soloman Islands and Southeast Asia. Asian koels are very vocal with a wide range of calls. They normally sing during the breeding season, from March to August. The male Asian koel has a typical call “ko-ooo’ and they repeat the call in definite intervals. The female bird has rhythmic ‘kik-kik-kik’ call.
2 . Canary
The popular canary song birds are named after their native range, Canary islands of Spain. The canary birds have been kept as a pet bird since the 17th century because of their sweet songs. The male canary birds are better singers than females. Their songs have a unique pattern and style. Canary birds are masters in imitating the sounds they hear from the surroundings repeatedly.
1 . Common Nightingale
The common nightingale song is considered as the most pleasant melodic song in the species of birds. Their beautiful song described in many poems, books and operas. The commons nightingales live in Asia, Europe, Africa and Mediterranean. The name nightingale means ‘night songstress’. The common nightingale sings during breeding season. Their beautiful song features rich notes, different sequences, trills and whistles. It is possible to hear the song of the nightingale at dawn and during the night.
