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The rooster crow is one of the oldest and most recognisable sound effects in film, animation and radio, long used as shorthand for morning, farm life and waking up. Because the call is so distinctive, editors rarely need any visual explanation for it to work, and it has carried over naturally into short online videos, memes and soundboards. This particular recording is a clean, close-miked stock-style crow, the kind of clip creators reach for when they need an instant rural cue without a long field recording.
About this sound
A short, clear rooster crowing sound effect, complete with the classic kikeriki call. It works for farm scenes, morning wake-up jokes and rural video edits.
This is a brief, natural recording of a rooster crowing, captured close enough that the rising, raspy call cuts clearly through the background. It begins with a quick, throaty buildup and opens into the familiar two-part crow that most listeners instantly associate with dawn on a farm. The sound is short and punchy, lasting just under two seconds, so it lands as an instant signal rather than a long ambient loop. It feels bright, a little cheeky and unmistakably rural, making a scene feel like early morning in the countryside even when nothing else on screen has changed.
