Birds sing for many reasons. They do it to communicate with each other, to attract mates, to establish their territory, and to greet each new day. A bird’s songs range from crowing, chirping, and cackling to a sweet, unforgettable melody. Bird songs are one of the most beautiful sounds in the nature. Below are the birds that burst into song with warbles, melodious chirps, and resounding serenades!
1. Common Nightingale
The common nightingale song is considered as the most pleasant melodic bird song. 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. The nightingale mainly sings at nighttime because their sound travel for long distances in clear form. The male bird sing for long time to attract the female bird. The song of a matured nightingale male consists of more than 250 variations.
2. Thrushes
This bird has a song so sweet that poets such as Henry David Thoreau wrote love letters to the bird itself! Indeed, Thoreau described the wood thrush’s flowing song as “the liquid coolness of things drawn from the bottom of springs.” The wood thrush is not alone, however. Kindred thrushes like the hermit thrush and the veery have their own whirling, trilling voices, although they don’t quite match their woodland cousin’s romantic effect. Nevertheless, their voices are still considered attractive, because their songs match some of the same scales found in human music! Another two birds in the thrush family whose musicality people tend to overlook are the American robin and the wren, who both have pretty songs.
3. Canary
The popular canary songbirds 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. The proper training from the owners also let them to learn varieties of songs and sounds. The roller canary and American singer breeds are the most exceptional singers of Canary family. They show ability to learn instrument tones, musical notes and sounds of other birds. The Canary birds sing in all seasons except summer. During the summer season, they shed the feathers and most of breeds stop singing at that time.
4. Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo
Hailing from the Land Down Under, the yellow-tailed black cockatoo has a voice that’s considered quite loud. These birds have impressive black plumage, but there is some debate about whether their calls are actually songs. These birds belt out a high-pitched “Kee-ow!” that can be heard over great distances. They have softer calls when searching for food and harsher ones when in danger. All in all, a beautiful bird with an engaging voice, but not one that’s ever going to win Australian Birds Got Talent.
5. Asian Koel
The Asian koels are a member of the cuckoo family. They found in India, Bangladesh, Australia, Solomon 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. Asian koels inhabit in light woodlands. The male koel bird sings to mark the territory and to attract female bird. The lone male bird also makes loud calls for a long time. The male Asian koels are in glossy-bluish color. The females have brown upper parts with white spots. Their underparts are creamy with brown bars. Asian koel is a brood parasite bird and it lays eggs in the nest of other birds.
6. Black-Billed Magpies
If you are unable to find birds with their own unique songs, you may wish to listen to a black-billed magpie. These birds are incredibly interesting since not only do they have their own song, but they also often copy and mimic the songs of other bird species! These birds live in the western parts of North America, and they have tails that make up half the length of their body. In wooded areas, you can often hear them making frequent calls.
7. Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted grosbeak is an attractive songbird 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. The rose-breasted grosbeaks are breed in woodlands and forest of Northeastern United States. In winter season, they migrate to Central and South America. During winter season, they search for food in flock that contain dozens of birds. The forest fragmentation also causes the decline in the number of this species of attractive songbird.
