11 Crow Sounds & Calls

Variations of 11 different hooded crow calls and sounds:
00:00 Companion call
00:07 Air excitement calls
00:24 Crow in danger mob call
00:46 Crow assembly
01:41 Predator alarm cat
01:55 Female call
02:20 Male call
02:57 Juvenile call
03:05 Juvenile vocalisations
04:16 Baby begging & feeding sounds
06:15 "I got food" sound

[@sad_hedgehog]

the "i got food" call is so wholesome i can't even explain. it's like a tentative "yo, my ppl in the area, i have num-nums if u wanna 👉👈"

[@KibbleK]

Crows are so majestic and they're very unappreciated

[@user-gt1yo4vo1f]

Very true! my neighbors do not like crows. But i do not care ,I have 6 crows who I am friends with. They hang out all day in my back yard and I got them a little kids pool and they love it.There very smart and intelligent.16 months now we been friends.

[@inezwitkowski8309]

The feeding sound is hillerious, when the parents beak is down there throats and they are still making a begging call🤣

[@winterwitch8914]

Thank god. I thought my humor was just broken.

[@Alina.Sommer]

When you try to start your old car, but it won't turn on :))

[@schishne7546]

Cräää cräää öwöuwöuwöu

[@onesmileybaldy8303]

Kinda like when a cat keep meowing while it chews food lol

[@ummerkp6411]

❤️❤❤

[@tabithahairr1488]

You just saved my chickens. I had two Cooper Hawks flying around my chicken pin. I played this and they left. I have a pack of crows that always runs them off keeping them safe. Super Bodyguards Here !!! Love This !!! ❤

[@silverflower7226]

Yes! I needed these. I’ve been trying to study hooded/carrion crow vocalizations, but could only ever find videos of American crows. Thank you so much!

[@KrariTheCrow]

Great!

[@kurglekreutzer6344]

Those are very familiar sounds to me! They also have a call, where they tell the other crows about the human "benefactor", who has appeared in the scene with some food in his/her hand, this call will usually bring the other crows in the area to join in the feast! It is a bit like the predator alarm call, but they don't hold the sound as long and they may repeat their message a few times. (3-5 times).

[@BobbyKM]

I've been patiently trying to befriend the crows on my dog walk. I've been whistling to them and leaving food in the same spot every day. Would it be my imagination that they seem to either wait for me or call others over?

[@suprlite]

@@BobbyKM they will definitely reconize you after a couple of times and gather around your general area. But the dog might make them more cautios. It's not your imagination. I started feeding them dog-pellets every time i enter/leave my car in the driveway. Now they notice me even if i'm half a mile away from my driveway and one of them often lands a couple of feet away from me, jumps around me and looks at me like "hey mate, got food?".

[@annabackman3028]

@@BobbyKM I can give you the comforting message that neither of my dogs have scared my crow friends. But if another human shows up, they take off immediately, and come back when it's gone. Crows are curious. They are highly aware of they are being watched. And they want to know who you are, and what you want. Food is a helper, but just stand still and talk to the crow, when it sits watching you. Don't stay too long, try to leave before the crow, and show it that you have something (food) in your hand, and place that so the crow can follow your moves. And walk away. That shows the crow that you are not interested in chasing it, you calmly walk away. The crow maybe not bother look for what you left the first times, but it will, if it's the same crow, anyway. When the crow have seen you leave something every time you leave, will trigger the curiosity, and eventually it will take a look, when you're on a safe distance. Crows are intelligent, and have a good memory. They also recognize human faces, so you don't need to wear the same jacket every time. Crows remember faces several years. Lifelong, I guess. I have a crow friend that I hadn't seen for nearly two years (I was away, not the crow), but he recognized me at once. He was a little reserved from the beginning, like he wasn't sure if I had changed, OR if I really recognized him. (He has an enormous black "bib" on his chest, and specific pattern on one side of it. So, yes it's the same crow. We have known each other for 6 years, and I think that he must have been at least 4 years when I met him.. 10 years is what you can expect from a wild crow, so I'm worried, even if he looks strong and healthy. They like dog food, both dry and wet. It's pretty similar to what they eat, partly vegetables (buds, seeds, berries and fruits, leaves, grass) and partly animal protein, worms, large insects, bird eggs and chicken, small rodents and dead bigger animals. Dog food is basically that, from the view of nutrition, that is. During cold winters some rape seed oil is good to mix with the food, for energy. Or bring fat from meat. Good luck with your new friends!

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Thank you!!!!

[@NEnigma777]

Yep, I’ve been experiencing that lately! They know I’m the lady with the peanuts and they all call each other to me. There were so many that showed up out of the blue! One almost landed on me! I never had that happen before!

[@Killbayne]

for me the crow-in-danger sound is always accompanied by the Magpie's cackles like in this video lol, they keep fighting!

[@Sg4809]

Im here because this morning a crow was making the strangest sound I've ever heard, ive never noticed this before anyway, it wasn't a clicking sound but almost like an echoing type of sound, it honestly sounded like an alien, it was so cool! I think it was either a crow or a raven im not sure but I'll know it when i hear it

[@laelamarier9998]

Which is why movie producers ripped these sounds from the crow family for the monsters.....

[@luukv3119]

I think I know what you mean. Was it a sound in 3 parts with the first part sounding higher? Something like PEW...poo...poo?

[@God-mb8wi]

maybe a rook

[@odessamurphy4998]

Me too I'm searching I know it must be a reason.may be I'll look up in spiritual and prehaps is just nothing idk

[@Ambipie]

Ravens have more diamond shaped tails and have more raspy voices when mimicking speech than crows. Crows have range.

[@InvaderTin]

3:35 looks like the elder crow telling you the legends of old

[@KrariTheCrow]

😁

[@mermanasmr8566]

"Crow in Danger" is exactly what I heard when I was rescuing a crow from a local bum who broke it's wing. I was bringing the crow to my house and 100ds of other crows tried to peck my eyes out, diving down on me from the air

[@crowlife1180]

That's sooo helpful and really difficult to film. My crow today started the "juvenile vocalisation". It was like he wanted to tell me something. Thanks for the explanation 🥰

[@i.j8850]

Crow assembly sounds so cool - it looks like they are all on a mission!

[@matrix26uk]

After 3 months of placing food 2 crows finally came while I was still sitting there. Today is a good day

[@chillazilla4959]

I’ve never heard a female crow before until today when I was walking home. I was like “What in the Hell is wrong with that crow?!” Because it was making all these weird calls and chirps and stuff. Coolest thing I’ve ever seen

[@nikkid4890]

Thank you. I recently rescued a 3 month old crow with a badly shattered shoulder and wing. She unfortunately can never be rehabilitated. Even though she is an Indian House Crow (In Dubai), the vocalisations are similar enough to work out what she is trying to say to the other crows outside.

[@iz5808]

"I got food call" is as true as it gets. They would rather drop the food in the abyss than share it with someone else

[@KrariTheCrow]

They do feed their babies. This is the call for a baby and if you listen you can hear one answer and see Kräri flying off in that direction.

[@iz5808]

@@KrariTheCrow I thought it was regarding the crows other than the family members. I aware they do actively share with their bonded mate and children (when they are very young). But other than that KEEP YOUR BEAK OUT OF MY FOOD at the distance of... 10 caws I TELL YOU DON'T TRY ME MATE EH

[@GrahamJyc1]

I remember seeing a pair of (bonded?) jungle crows that lived on top of the building where I worked. As I walked into the building one morning I saw that they were watching me from about three stories up. I stopped to look up at them and one stared directly at me and made a somewhat quiet series of clicking noises to it's companion, about eight in a row. They did not make any alarm calls though and stayed where they were. I read somewhere that that might mean they were not sure of what to think of me. They seemed just as curious about me as I was about them. 🙂

[@KrariTheCrow]

That's my experience too, they are very curious about people, especially when they meet a human who actually notices them, most people don't.

[@trailerpro9143]

A crow causes something bad to happen to the house if it makes a sound near your house

[@AquaTeenHungerForce_4_Life]

Thanks!

[@KrariTheCrow]

Hi thank you! This is very generous of you!

[@AquaTeenHungerForce_4_Life]

@@KrariTheCrow I mistakenly played a couple calls on my iPhone before I had a tray of Peanuts Orange Apple & Kiwi with cut up shoelaces as a bit and bob. So 15 crows show up and I have bupkiss for em! 😂 Not making that mistake again!

[@Kyle1444]

I always look out to get the companion call from my local crows. A big old one, always gives me the 3 companion crows :)

[@misterdedlift4879]

Feeding sounds while they get their gullet stuffed is the funniest shit to me.

[@newd.]

the juvenile vocalisations

[@florencelehmann5021]

That's the one I was researching and found in this video: this morning I heard a juvenile making his vocalisation but I had never heard it before. Great video!

[@God-ch8lq]

i am in the process of befriending a buncha crows, this video helps a lot especially since i can mimic crow calls really well

[@hucks1000]

The footage of the bells tolling with the birds cawing and flying over is iconic! Awesome video!

[@pestilenssi8979]

Aww the little juvenile sounds...

[@Crow_Friend]

My Crow friend 'Deux' came to the balcony to listen for ages to the juvenile vocalisations 🥰

[@KrariTheCrow]

They are so funny and cute!

[@thenotoriousehd9700]

I fell upon this vid and your account because I have been hearing several new crow noises from our apartment complex's murder of crows. And guess what? It's juvenile crows! Your juvenile crow sounds are exactly what I've been hearing and it makes sense that I'm hearing them for the first time since these are probably the spring babies grown up and starting to make their way in the community. So so cool. Thanks for this!

[@TimothyVDWoude]

Wunderbar

[@sacredheartguide]

Thank you, that was so helpful. 🙏🏽 Much Love from Leipzig 😉

[@kestrelsandcrows6871]

The juvenile sounds are so hilarious I can't get enough. I also like the fun-air-combat-surprise-gargle. I'm not sure if it can be heard at 0:06 (not the loud call, but the short gargles in the background). You can hear it sometimes when crows arrive at the evening gathering. But it's a soft call and you never now in advance which of the many crows will use it.

[@TheOblivionFan]

Our baltic hooded crows have interesting dialect variation, where male and female calls sound more melodic, like chirps with whistle and there is one more sound - drawn out resonant cawing, meaning uncertain, could be "come get food" or anything else.

[@RavenSpirit917]

Ty I ❤ crows and I appreciate this video. They are highly intelligent birds. I love the crow sounds

[@ericcharles7632]

They are like little dinosaurs

[@pestilenssi8979]

I feed a flock of hooded crows. Just got home from visiting them. One of them made an echoing little "clunk" noise twice. Interesting in what that means

[@EyeseeGrim26]

Thank you for the interpretations!

[@mycological.madness]

6:20 "hear ye hear ye fellow corvids of the land, i have acquired some exquisite consumables to bestow upon thee!"

[@Maria.R]

Thank you for Crow dictionary... 🙂👏🍀🍀🍀❤️❤️❤️

[@NatureSpeaks1]

This is awesome! Great footage and sound quality. 🖤👍

[@krakraichbinda]

In Berlin habe ich auch Kolkrabenrufe gehört und die Vögel in Ahrensfelde und in Blankenfelde gesichtet.

[@user-ob7op7df4d]

貴重な映像ありがとうございました🎉🥰🎶白と黒混じりのカラスちゃんみたのは初めてです本当にありがとうございました🥰🎶❤︎カラスちゃんの大群もこんなに沢山は初めてで感動しました❤🥰💓🎶🎉❤︎いろんな鳴き声最高でしたカラスちゃん達はなんて言ってるのかなと想いました。

[@uli_734]

Cute birds

[@RavenSpirit917]

This is such a great video made me feel so happy listening to all the sounds of my friends now I’ll understand them a little more. I live my crows/ravens. When they ran across the metal so cute they are so cute ❤️❤️❤️

[@EyeseeGrim26]

Crows recognize faces,and know which humans are friends/foes. No crow eats unless a lookout above says the coast is clear. their gaggle or murder are common family.

[@feuerchen9059]

Ich mag Nebelkrähen so sehr. Das Video ist toll. :3

[@tanveerchowdhury7630]

I fell asleep by crows sounds

[@user-ob7op7df4d]

カラスちゃんはいろんな色模様のあるのも今回動画みて知ることできて感謝してます本当にありがとうございました🥰💓🎉🎶❤❤︎

[@bentemp4712]

Thanks a lot ! It was very hard to find a vidéo with the meaning of the calls !

[@reverseuniverse2559]

I never knew that crows sound like church bells 🔔 😊

[@Ploryandyoopfan]

I like a crow with a bib

[@deniceeverham9467]

I wish I could like ads . Love this one

[@woodpigeon7776]

Adorable

[@ricardopelc-wesoly3483]

We have quite a number of crows around 40 that sit on a mighty oak opposite where we live, they are all relatively young and they have suddenly appeared, we had 5 crows that would always come to the garden, they then went out in the woods to have there young, now all of a sudden they are all quaking like ducks apart from the parents as I can identify them as they always have their favorite spot among the trees, personally I feel the young are just communicating with each other, perhaps contentment as they have just all been feed, a usual scenario each morning.

[@paradoxically1984]

Never ever heard the female call 🤙 thanks for the video

[@Ambipie]

I did not know they could hoot!

[@naruto-alone]

Itachi is here dattebayo when you want attacks 😂

[@user-qx3jr5pc6w]

I love trolling crows

[@birdsandanimalsvideos.]

❤❤❤❤❤nice❤❤❤❤❤

[@dawnsstar5918]

We seem to have a good influx of them this year. That, or my house is the "hang out"....lol I throw out some nuts and fresh fruit once in a while. I don't buy bird food because then they won't aerate my lawn and clean it out, looking for those fresh delicious bugs. The biggest attraction are my bird baths. My place is for the "drinks".....lol

[@juliehill2830]

That waah waah at dawn had me baffled.. Guessed it was a mating call but was it a rook, raven, magpie OR crow?..later it turned to a caw caw..and then a return at dusk with the same... Thankyou for this amazing vid...

[@KrariTheCrow]

There were rooks and crows together.

[@trollloloololooo]

today I heard a crow sound like a sad dog or something and it was not even close to anything in this video so I wondered what that was 👀 it tried to eat from an empty protein drink someone had thrown on the ground and did this weird "wooo" sound

[@neumoi3324]

Crows fight a lot amongst themselves and most have torn wings from such fights.

[@gerieveen429]

here in amsterdam there are lots of crows, i can here them make a priii sound sometimes, i got no clou what they are saying then, but i love those critters just the same, just like the jackdoors and magpies that live here.

[@valpurgija]

I have 2 crows visiting my balcony and one of them was doing a hissing sound at the other, almost sounded like an angry cat. Only heard it once so far

[@maudie2100]

Hey! Thank you so much for the video! I’ve been feeding the crows in my area for the past 8 years, and recently one of them has been brave enough to even eat out of my hand. I’ve always been curious about what all of these calls meant, and this video was really helpful :) I live in Finland, our crows are also these hooded crows. Would you happen to know what one type of call I hear semi-often that wasn’t included in this video might mean? It is almost like a gurgle, sometimes with funny “honks” in between? They seem to be doing this around other crows, and they often fluff up their feathers and swing their heads up and down. It’s really funny to witness but I’ve been wondering for a while what it could mean.. It’s a little similar to the male/female calls but louder and more distinct and they almost always do it to other crows. Also, what about the long rattling sound one might sometimes hear?

[@KrariTheCrow]

That might be a juvenile bird trying out his / her song. They can't do it right away, they have to practice.

[@ronaldhenson3379]

The crow is a intelligent bird

[@brunobucciaratiswife]

My crow friend always does the first one, and then he mimics what sounds like a racecar. Love him. The little one is quiet but “growls” at me like she’s trying to mate.

[@cheesuschrist4473]

The crow assembly one sounds like a bunch of far-off waluigis

[@i.j8850]

Kruu's call is very different to Kräri's!

[@martinwink9740]

Good morning! Very good !! May I copy a small part of your video (about 5 seconds) for my website? Thank you for a positive anwer ;-)

[@rifmaffia]

Everytime I hear a crow i think of an abandoned churh and the movie Jeepers Creepers.

[@wheelersyoutube]

Thanks, this really sheds some light into what my crows are talking about. Are each of these similar to raven vocalizations? I have difficulty communicating with them as my calls are deeper and are more Raven-like, which usually alerts them and they fly off somewhere. Waka Waka Waka

[@KrariTheCrow]

I think raven communication is different. They have very complex vocalizations.

[@chloris6349]

Somehow my comment disappeared ((( Maybe because of link. I was just telling about a special crow's signal - rattling sound, crows vocalize this way when chase any predator. This KRKRRKRR-scream accompanies real air fights. So, as birdwatcher and photographer, I have a kind of reflex: hear this sound - look up! And in august young crows often scream like that when chase each other, and even when fly alone! Just like kids who trying to mimic adults by telling Bad Words loudly!

[@chloris6349]

PS Glad to see Kruu :)

[@KrariTheCrow]

Sorry about your comment, I didn't delete it. I know that rattling sound :-). I too hear it every day here exactly as you described from the young crows all the time.

[@chloris6349]

​@@KrariTheCrow May I ask a couple of questions? I assume that you live in the city (not in the countryside). If so, what species of birds of prey live or feed in your city? And do you have veterinary clinics and shelters that accept birds?

[@kestrelsandcrows6871]

@Chloris I know exactly what sound you mean. Rattling is a good description. I called it gargle in my other comment. I'm not sure about the real air fight, my impression is more of a relaxed sound, like having fun. I tried to record the rattling sound many times, but it is not easy. This year I have a better mic for the job, but luck is needed too.

[@KrariTheCrow]

Yes, you may :-).I live in Berlin. We have buzzards, hawks, red kites, sparrowhaks, forest owls and more. I do have a veterinarian near by but no shelter for birds. Why are you asking?

[@user-gt1yo4vo1f]

My 6 crow friends love music to. They sit up on branches in tree and listen. I call them buddy and friends!

[@Blue_Lugia]

00:05 The way he blinks when calling looks so strange.

[@KrariTheCrow]

Thats just his eyelid, it's white.

[@MEZINGO]

This could literally be a fox getting attacked by another and trying to call out for help or, more simply, a fox getting some action (probably the best way I could put it)

[@emilyf8457]

What does repeating 3 steady caws in a row mean while tapping on your window??

[@rashmimanchanda6603]

I gotta food walk 😅😂

[@unlikeavirgin]

I saw a Blue Jay make a crow call to fake them out and call them away from the Jay’s nest.

[@KrariTheCrow]

Wow!

[@S4nr10l0v3r]

Ok I draw myself as a crow bird

[@horizonsunset1344]

This video maybe the funniest thing ever for myself and neighbours 🤣 So we’ve been having a problem with magpies lately causing chaos on all our back gardens, we’ve tried lots of unsuccessful way to stop them taking over but nothing as yet has been successful. But a friend suggested playing crow or rook distress call videos… not worked, the magpies are not bothered 😕 BUT! 😂 I played this video and put the speaker on back yard 😮🤣 the magpies came to investigate then all flew off… the other wild birds seem to be confused..as well as the other neighbours who are unaware of why they hear loud birds making strange noises. My next door neighbour are as amused as I am 😂

[@KrariTheCrow]

Thats funny :-)!

[@martinstent5339]

We have a group of trees nearby with a crow colony and the crows are crowing all bloody day! I just wanted to know what they are talking about! I mean it seems like nothing is happening. No predators, and just a bunch of crows in a tree. Humans would have run out of things to say weeks ago, but the crows are still crowing! Are they saying “isn’t this a nice tree”?

[@Zouhair-tn6xx]

Does this work on Dutch crows ?

[@adalbertosk]

Thanks! Really useful for understanding our friends better! 😊

[@martinwink9740]

Guten Morgen, Gratulation!! Das sind schöne Bilder und Soundeffekte. Darf ich vielleicht einen kleinen Abschnitt Ihres Videos für meine Website kopieren?

[@KrariTheCrow]

Hallo, vielen Dank. Um was für eine Website handelt es sich denn?

[@giorgiodisharia4441]

I🖤CROW

[@aeptacon]

They sound so hideous 🤣 but they are very smart

[@teebodk3917]

Any clue what the "male call" and "female call" sounds are used for? I often hear them (especially the male call) when feeding them, while they're waiting for me to finish. Sounds so cozy, almost like a whisper compared to their normally loud voices. They sit on the roof just across the yard, looking down at the procedures, and recently we've had a lot of eye contact, also when they are actually eating. Whenever I open a door or go out, I'm usually getting the greeting call, 3 in a row, then a pause, then 3 more. They also tend to follow me around in the area, again with the greeting call.

[@KrariTheCrow]

I get the male and female call when they want food from me. Usually Krari will stand in front of me and make his „gong“ call, then look at me and wait until I bring out the food.

[@teebodk3917]

@@KrariTheCrow Ahh, thanks. So it makes perfect sense that I hear this call while preparing the food, it's sort of an "anticipation of the food about to be served" sound.

[@Cindy-lr6su]

Crow's behavior

[@Kayiss]

So then what’s the crow sound that’s somewhat like a cartoon falling? The crows face goes down to the chest at first then buck up to normal. Sorry idk how to explain it any better then this lol

[@Rani-th1hu]

What is that chattering at 0:27 and 0:32 sounds almost like quick muted clicking. Is that a crow as well? Heard it extremely loudly outside my window.

[@KrariTheCrow]

Hi, at 0:27 & 0:32 are magpies in the background. They often join the crows when scolding.

[@india........]

does crows have similar language across continents??? (what will be the language of crows in india???) and most birds communicate via body language,, in my garden sparrows, pigeons, crows and sunbird communicate with each other via body signs,,,

[@HoodedCrowsOnly]

language is the same but they have different accents)

[@india........]

@@HoodedCrowsOnly ok,,, sounds intriguing,,, they might have common evolutionary ancestors,,,

[@KS-nm6li]

@@india........ all birds do, as do many other species of creatures. The Earth has suffered many mass extinction events that cull diversity to only the strongest/fittest/most intelligent, or luckiness. Research the mass extinction events and evolution of modern species if you want to know more.

[@papalegba6796]

Evolution = nihilism. Pseudoscientific nonsense.

[@thellamacorn8902]

Thank you! I've been feeding some crows and wanted to know what their calls meant :)

[@Ambipie]

Hooded crows have such raspy clicky voices compared to black crows.

[@user-go8oj4dl4w]

Is there a video of a crow snapping its beak shut to make a single percussive click sound following a caw? I saw a crow doing it and I wondered if it's common or not.

[@KrariTheCrow]

I have not seen a crow do that.

[@user-go8oj4dl4w]

I found a Raven possibly doing it. It looks like the click comes after he shuts his beak, but it could be audio delay. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqiae6x_haqesJI@@KrariTheCrow

[@pattystarr.1903]

😍

[@rattleboned]

Male call sounds like a game of ping pong

[@KrariTheCrow]

😂

[@INga_me]

как дети, как кошки, как журавли, как попугайчики волнистые, как ворон лесной, как собаки

[@graziellameneghetti5456]

Hello, there is a crow in my backyard making one single craack sound every 30 seconds. It doesn't fly but it doesn't look wounded either. Do you know what this sound might mean? Is it calling for help? Thanks

[@KrariTheCrow]

Maybe a baby bird?

[@greycilynr.rivera4929]

Uchiha itachi is coming 😌

[@deviousmilkii]

The crows in front of my home don't really make any sounds... Not that i have noticed..... Actually, I've definetly heard the juvenile vocalization sounds a bunch of times before, but i never really hear the adult crows?

[@aloha8410]

It would be very helpful if meanings can be provided for these 11 voices. I really want to know what they're trying to say. Hungry? Or?

[@KrariTheCrow]

There some general meanings written in the video.