Whistling Birds

Birds are known for their diverse vocalizations, from chirps and trills to squawks and screeches. Among these, whistles produced by certain species stand out for their clarity and beauty. These birds often use their whistling talents for specific purposes.

The Black-capped Chickadee and Eastern Meadowlark whistle to communicate with potential mates or assert their dominance over territory. Meanwhile, birds of prey such as the Broad-winged Hawk and Whistling Kite employ sharp whistles to signal alarm or to warn off intruders.

List of Different Birds That Whistle

While many birds produce whistling calls, the following are typically known to whistle in the wild.

Name	When They Whistle	Where They Can Be Found
Black-capped Chickadee	Morning to evening	Throughout North America, from western Alaska to southern Yukon in the north to northern California and New Mexico in the south
Broad-winged Hawk	Morning to afternoon	Throughout the Americas, from southern Canada to southern Brazil
Carolina Wren	Morning to evening	Eastern North America, from the south of Ontario, Canada to northeast Mexico
Cedar Waxwing	Morning	Throughout North and Central America
Eastern Meadowlark	Morning	From eastern North America to northern South America
Eurasian Blue Tit	Morning to afternoon	Throughout Eurasia, including Britain, Caucasus, Corsica, Russia, Spain, Sicily, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, etc
Mistle Thrush	Afternoon	Throughout Eurasia, though rarer in the north
Northern Cardinal	Dawn to early morning	Eastern North America, from Canada to the southern United States and Mexico
Tufted Titmouse	Morning	Eastern United States and Canada
White-throated Sparrow	Morning	Eastern United States and Canada
Willow Warbler	Morning to evening	Throughout the Palearctic, including sub-Saharan Africa and northern and temperate Europe
Yellow-breasted Chat	Morning, evening, and occasionally at night during their breeding season	From southern Canada to Mexico, encompassing most of Central America
Whistling Kite	Morning to afternoon	Australia, New Caledonia, and most of New Guinea
Eastern Wood Pewee	Dawn to early morning	Deciduous woods in eastern North America
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Dusk to night	Throughout North America, from southern Canada across most of the U.S. to central Mexico
Pigeon Guillemot	Morning to afternoon	Across the Northern Pacific, from the Kuril Islands and the Kamchatka Peninsula in Siberia to western U.S. from Alaska to California
Whistling Thrushes The members of this genus of Old World flycatchers are known for their whistling calls, with the most notable of them listed below
Blue Whistling Thrush	Dawn and dusk	Temperate forests in the Tian Shan and Himalayas
Malabar Whistling Thrush	Dawn to afternoon	Peninsular India, including the Western and Eastern Ghats
Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush	Dawn and dusk	Sri Lanka
Javan Whistling Thrush	Dawn	Java and Bali

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