Whistling Birds

Birds can vocalize various sounds, like chirping, trilling, or squawking. However, some birds can produce beautiful whistling sounds, either single notes at different pitches or a series of whistles of differing types.

List of Different Birds That Whistle

Here is a list of birds known to produce sounds similar to whistling.

Species	What Do They Sound Like?	Why Do They Whistle?	Where Can They Be Found?
Black-capped Chickadee	fee-bee	Males whistle to attract mates and protect their territory	Throughout North America, from western Alaska to southern Yukon in the north to northern California and New Mexico in the south
Broad-winged Hawk	kee-eee	To communicate with their mates and offspring	Throughout the Americas, from southern Canada to southern Brazil
Carolina Wren	cheer, cheer, cheer, what, what, what, what	Mimicking the sound of the Northern Cardinal	Eastern North America, from the south of Ontario, Canada to northeast Mexico
Cedar Waxwing	see or sree	To communicate with other birds about food, potential danger, and other similar messages	Throughout North and Central America
Eastern Meadowlark	see-you or see-yeeeer	To defend their current territory	From eastern North America to northern South America
Eurasian Blue Tit	tzii-tzii	To warn other animals about birds of prey like the Common Buzzard or the Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Throughout Eurasia, including Britain, Caucasus, Corsica, Russia, Spain, Sicily, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, etc
Mistle Thrush	chewee-trewuu … trureetruuruu	Males whistle to attract a mate and keep their pair bonds as well as maintain their territory	Throughout Eurasia, though rarer in the north
Northern Cardinal	cheer, cheer, cheer, what, what, what, what	To attract mates and defend their nests from predators	Eastern North America, from Canada to the southern United States and Mexico
Tufted Titmouse	peter-peter-peter	Males whistle to attract mates and protect their territory	Eastern United States and Canada
White-throated Sparrow	Oh-sweet-canada-canada or Old-Sam-Peabody-Peabody	Males sing to attract potential mates during the breeding season	Eastern United States and Canada
Willow Warbler	chiff chaff, chiff chaff, chiff chaff	Part of their singing technique	Throughout the Palearctic, including sub-Saharan Africa and northern and temperate Europe
Yellow-breasted Chat	chak-chak	Part of their singing technique	From southern Canada to Mexico, encompassing most of Central America