Whooper Swan Sounds: Call, Alarm call & Flight call
Hear what the Whooper Swan sounds like: real field recordings including its call, alarm call and flight call, each played with its recordist's credit and licence.
This page documents the voice of the Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) through real field recordings, grouped by the kind of sound each one captures. Every clip is a real recording made in the wild, played with its recordist's credit and licence — listen section by section to tell this bird's different sounds apart.
Pair what you hear with the full Whooper Swan profile — plumage, size, range and where to see one.
The Whooper Swan has 5 field recordings on Birbs covering 3 kinds of sound: its call, alarm call and flight call.
Call 3 recordings
Calls are the short, simple notes birds use all year round — to stay in contact, coordinate with a flock, or react to what is happening around them.
Alarm call 1 recording
Alarm calls are short, sharp, urgent notes given when a predator or other threat is near — often understood by other species too.
Flight call 1 recording
Flight calls are the notes a bird gives on the wing, helping flocks stay together — and a key way researchers monitor nocturnal migration.
About these recordings
The audio comes from the xeno-canto community archive, where field recordists share their recordings under Creative Commons licences. Each player shows who recorded the clip and the licence it is shared under, and links through to the recording's own page. Recording quality and background noise vary — these are wild birds recorded in the field, not studio audio.
Birds in this guide
Least Concern
