Identify birds by call – bird song quiz
The 28 bird species below were chosen because they are some of the most widespread and common birds in North America and are found in a wide variety of habitats. They are presented in random order with the voice listed first and the identification listed second. For example, click on ‘Bird 3 voice’ to hear that bird. Try to identify the sound you hear and then click on the next line down to hear the name of bird 3.
The sounds given below are some of the more common sounds made by the various birds. All bird voice files were obtained from They are shortened and condensed from the original recordings made by MIST Software in order to make them more manageable over the internet. Remember, some birdsongs go on for a long time. The Mockingbird often sings for extended periods, and the Red-eyed Vireo seems to sing constantly while feeding in the treetops. The Whip-poor-will’s rel="noopener noreferrer">loud song can also go on and on. And these nocturnal birds seem to choose singing spots near the windows of sleeping humans. At first, the bird enthusiast feels fortunate to be able to hear the Whip-poor-will without even getting out of bed. But before long, he or she begins to wonder if the bird has an ‘off’ switch.
So take the quiz below. If you get more than two or three of the 28 correct, you are ahead of most people. Good luck.
Bird song quiz
- Bird 1 voice
- Bird 1 identification
- Bird 2 voice
- Bird 2 identification
- Bird 3 voice
- Bird 3 identification
- Bird 4 voice
- Bird 4 identification
- Bird 5 voice
- Bird 5 identification
- Bird 6 voice
- Bird 6 identification
- Bird 7 voice
- Bird 7 identification
- Bird 8 voice
- Bird 8 identification
- Bird 9 voice
- Bird 9 identification
- Bird 10 voice
- Bird 10 identification
- Bird 11 voice
- Bird 11 identification
- Bird 12 voice
- Bird 12 identification
- Bird 13 voice
- Bird 13 identification
- Bird 14 voice
- Bird 14 identification
- Bird 15 voice
- Bird 15 identification
- Bird 16 voice
- Bird 16 identification
- Bird 17 voice
- Bird 17 identification
- Bird 18 voice
- Bird 18 identification
- Bird 19 voice
- Bird 19 identification
- Bird 20 voice
- Bird 20 identification
- Bird 21 voice
- Bird 21 identification
- Bird 22 voice
- Bird 22 identification
- Bird 23 voice
- Bird 23 identification
- Bird 24 voice
- Bird 24 identification
- Bird 25 voice
- Bird 25 identification
- Bird 26 voice
- Bird 26 identification
- Bird 27 voice
- Bird 27 identification
- Bird 28 voice
- Bird 28 identification
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