Arjay Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Does anyone have a link to a website with the sound of a rain bird, please? I Googled but couldn't find what I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 If you have ever hear the loud chirping or high pitched humming sound of a cicada, that is basically how they sound. I don't think the ones down here sound that much different than the cicadas you hear on the East Coast in the summertime. The rainbirds are just a local specimen of cicada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 It starts out as a fast clicking then speeds up until it's a continuous, high-pitched squeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puro guero Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Link below. The cicada (rainbird) sound starts about 11 seconds into this recording. http://texasento.net/cicada.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semalu Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Have you tried to Google It? Lots of info is available although I have not yet found a match for the version we have here. These examples are not as high pitched, the texasento website is closest. Think of the hum of a high powered electric panel or the sound a transformer makes just before it blows and that's about right. There is a really good youtube video called return of the cicadas if you have the stomach to watch that many insects ! http://www.cicadamania.com/audio/ http://texasento.net/cicada.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semalu Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 oops, looks like puro guero beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 It is very distinct. Once you hear it and identify it you cannot forget. There are other cicadas and people often assume all cicadas are the infamous rainbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Don't forget there are also those giant green Bush Crickets, which look like a leaf. Katydids - their usual sound is "Katy-did, Katy didn't", but they can mimic other calls as well. In a mature, green garden there are lots of tropical frogs as well. What they all have in common, including humans, is that the males think they can attract a mate with their wonderful(?) singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semalu Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 LOL, I think Chillin's comparison may apply to both sexes! Judging by the last world population count, it seems to be working... oy vay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeborahM Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Definitely hearing them in San Juan Cosala tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 The Rainbirds may get all the attention, but the Bush Crickets rule this jungle! http://io9.gizmodo.com/5685272/bush-crickets-have-the-worlds-biggest-testicles-relatively-speaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjay Posted April 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Wow, thanks for all the info - I never knew a Rain Bird was a cicada - for some strange reason I thought it was a bird !! I've never been there for the rainy season, since we leave in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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