I remember that one scene in an african documentary in which a go away bird stalks a hunter to signal the preys to run away when he's about to kill them
In my opinion, the most haunting bird call is that of the last Kauaʻi ʻōʻō male. Not because it sounds scary, but just the absolutely depressing context. For those unaware, the recording of his call was just him singing with breaks for a female to join in. He didn't know that he was the last surviving of his species and I think that's truly haunting. He died in 1987.
Imagine. You have zero idea your species is gone and you are the only one left. You call out hoping someone will answer. You keep calling out over and over again but no one is there. You do not know if your kind is gone only from this place. So if you could you try to move around and keep calling. Even when you die you will may not know that you are the last humans probably still believing that people in other countries must still exist atleast.
0:11 Weird mic noises 1:02 scary wolf howl 1:30 whining 2:00 laughing children 2:30 bad mic 3:00 crying baby 3:30 broken glass 4:00 distant lion roar 4:25 old person in pain 4:55 women screaming 5:13 impressed old ladies 5:42 air raid siren 6:12 metals sharpening
I was born and raised in the countryside in Italy, with boars, wolves and foxes. And I swear the most chilling, otherworldly, and puzzling sounds are always coming from the birds!
The black-footed albatross’ call is similar to that of a velociraptor. Yes, that’s almost what raptors sounded like! In fact, the black-footed albatross’ call was used in a (very accurate) reconstruction of the vocalisations of a velociraptor. Mainly at 0:29 with the shrieking In fact, a few of these calls were indeed used in the reconstruction of dinosaur vocalisations.
Man, I've never really considered kookaburras to have a haunting call, I've grown up with these things laughing out in the distance and it's quite soothing.
I’m not from Australia. My local pet store had a kookaburra named Tarzan and he’d always laugh when he’d see me. He died a few years ago and I have to travel to see another kookaburra.
Literally how I feel with the Barred Owl. The only scary thing with them is when there are multiples and they’re territorial and start making this horrible hissing-shrieking sound and it makes you want to run for it… they don’t hurt people tho
Yeah really! It boggles my mind how much bird sounds can sound like the sounds human technology makes. I was actually thinking of sounds a computer game might make as you click through prompts to assure you that you've clicked the onscreen buttons. It also reminds me of appliance repair sounds. If you gave these calls to animators, it's be interesting to see what they'd use them to represent in animation.
6:14 This one sounds exactly like someone walking around flipping the top of a soda can with their finger. Alone in the dark woods and hearing THAT would scare the shit out of me
I've seen enough videos if capercaillie to know you should flee the noise anyway. They're apparently super territorial, and one literally ran near a mile down the road to attack a dude who was just standing there. Can't remember if its just during breeding season or year round, but they're absolute bastards.
@@iamnotamouseok yeah they do attack you on sight during breeding season. Sometimes when they feel threatened too. But they're also endangered species so it is not as common as you may think.
I think the Go-away bird is my favorite! It really does sound like it's telling us to "go away" but its voice is so cute so i'd just wanna stay and listen 😊😊
Unfortunately, it does sound a bit like some old and decrepit big cat relative, if this is any good indication. The other sound I hear is reassuringly similar to a bullfrog, however, so, if you get a diversity of calls there's that.
Bro my grandad lives in the middle of nowhere and I work alone in his shop from like 9pm to 9am and one night I heard that screaching of a barn owl then it came to this thin aluminum door and done it then it left then a dog started trying to open the door I swear I was literally about to pass out
3:00 Bro that ain't haunting, that's funny as hell! They sound like a snobby bird. It's adorable and hilarious! The one before it was definitely haunting though. I'll give you credit for that.
Kookaburras are pretty visible (they're big, like giant kingfishers) and aren't shy. So their call would never be a mystery to anyone living alongside them.
I was surprised how what look like seabirds here have these really anxiety-producing frenzy sounds. I suppose seagulls are pretty bad as is, but it looks like they could be a good bit worse.
I was shocked to see them on here, never thought of them as anything but majestic. Yeah sometimes they get worked up and it sounds like monkeys but that’s kind of funny. They are humorous because they start out of nowhere and it’s literally like someone waking up from a nap and complaining and making a stink.
@@shadowbonbon3 The Great Potoo is kind of a creepy bird because you won't notice them at first. They camouflage very well in dead tree stumps. ru-vid.comnX0hz18QiP0?feature=share
@@XenoGuru Yup, it's a pretty cool bird. That video you linked is faked though, the sound was taken from another video- the original video was the bird just silently trying to scare off the humans by making biting motions
This past summer, we had about two to three Barred Owls living in my backyard, and at night it sounded like a bunch of monkeys freaking out back there. A few interesting things I learned about Barred Owls are that they love making random sounds and will come to check you out and respond if you call to them and they are sometimes out during the day (my sister and I got to see one) which meant we got to witness how big it was-almost two feet tall with a four foot wingspan. Really cool birds.
That’s amazing, also local for me! We have this bog garden where at least 4 live and they get so territorial. They’re out in the day but you have to look. In the evening they’re very active and begin making harsh hisses and shrieks at each other. They put on quite the show for the crowd but began scaring the ducks and I thought there was going to be a war, especially with how they dive-bombed the ducks. When you heard the barred owl you know the gettings good and you’re out in nature!
The cry of the curlew at 2am is quite haunting, like a child crying or screaming, I've literally looked for someone harming a kid when I first heard them. Gorgeous birds though, an indigenous lady told me if the curlews are in your yard it means someone is about to die. I don't believe it but when I see them in yards I always think about it
The southern ground hornbill is really scary to me, it sounds like muffled talking. Most of the others just sounded silly, but that was legit unsettling (Also shout out to the buttonquail who sounds like a distant air-raid siren. I found that very funny that the tiny little quail sounds terrifying)
I'm convinced that birds are just nature's tape recorders and have recorded random sounds that were assigned to each throughout history. Lol. I mean seriously. That last one sounded like a cork coming out of a bottle!
My parents retired to a home deep in the woods in northern Michigan. The call of the barred owl echoing though the silent woods at night was enough to curdle your blood.
@@V.U.4six I used to think they were owls too. They do sound cool. Maybe haunting was the wrong term. Kinda sound like they’re in ‘mourning’ But I love them. I open my window and they come flocking to my front door and start calling to me. “Feed me now now nowww” ☺️
@@GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY4 I always thought they were called morning doves myself lol. I love their gentle coos, so soothing. Can’t mimic them. I can mimic cardinals and chickadees though! Love my birds 🐦💜
They are called “mourning doves”, because they mate for life and often times the male birds are hunted, and their “wives” will coo much louder than normal as if they’re in mourning. Hopes this clears things up a bit :) (definitely haunting when there are many of them crying at once) (poor birds)
@@aylajanestephens5305 Seems all birds mate for life. So admirable. I don’t get why people hunt them. They’re doves. How small does your wanker need to be that killing doves makes you feel like a man? Ugh…some humans.
There's a pair of kookaburras at a zoo near me, and they're one of the highlights of my visit. They love to pose for pictures and their call is infectious!
