Hawk Screech Sound Effect

📝 Description

This is the scream you think belongs to an eagle — the red-tailed hawk's piercing cry, Hollywood's favorite bait-and-switch. Whenever a majestic bird circles on screen, this is almost certainly the voice you hear, making the hawk the most successful uncredited voice actor in cinema history. Use it for aerial shots, wilderness establishing moments, and anything that needs instant grandeur. It also scores predator-spotted moments in nature edits and dramatic realizations in comedy. One screech buys an entire sky. The eagle gets the fame; the hawk does the work — here is the work.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:02

Format

MP3

File Size

28 KB

Added

June 17, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by designerschoice via Freesound. View original source →