American Crow Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

Calls
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Florida, March 04, 2007Recorded by Mike Andersen / Macaulay Library
Calls
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Florida, December 09, 2009Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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Florida, December 09, 2009Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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Florida, July 01, 2017Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library
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Maryland, July 01, 2019Recorded by Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library
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California, May 20, 2019Recorded by Brian Sullivan / Macaulay Library
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Florida, May 07, 1994Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller / Macaulay Library
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New York, January 27, 2013Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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New York, April 11, 2001Recorded by Martha Fischer / Macaulay Library
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Florida, February 12, 1964Recorded by George B. Reynard / Macaulay Library
Juvenile calls
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California, July 05, 2020Recorded by Paul Fenwick / Macaulay Library
Calls (Pacific vocal type)
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Alaska, June 26, 2006Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, July 02, 2015Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 10, 2013Recorded by Richard Nelson / Macaulay Library
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Washington, August 16, 2016Recorded by Phil Green / Macaulay Library

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Songs

The American Crow is not known for the beauty of its song, a series of loud caws. You may also hear crows making a “subsong”: a mixture of hoarse or grating coos, caws, rattles, and clicks. These are arranged in sequences that can be many minutes long, given quietly and with a rambling, improvised quality.

Calls

Crows have more than 20 calls. The most common, a harsh caw, has several qualities and lengths that may serve different purposes. Immature begging young American Crows give a higher-pitched, nasal call that can sound like a Fish Crow. You may also hear a variety of calls and alert calls given to rally others to mob predators.