Jungle sounds

What makes sounds at night in the Amazon rainforest?

The main jungle night sounds in the Amazon are made by myriad ever-present nocturnal insects and frogs. These both call to protect their territory and to locate and attract mates. 

Birds are more sparsely represented in rainforest night sounds, but nocturnal species include the googly-eyed potoo, which can sleep in the open during the day because it is so well camouflaged as a tree branch.

Reasons to listen to jungle sounds at night in the Amazon rainforest

Many of us may never personally experience rainforest sounds at night in the Amazon. Perhaps we don’t have any inherent right to. Yet recordings of night jungle sounds like this one allow us a tiny peek into one of the most precious and consequential ecosystems on Earth.

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• ‘Jungle Book Forest’ 
• ‘Jungle in Chigorodocito, Antioquia’ 
• ‘Jungle Lake Deep in the Amazon Rainforest’ 
• ‘Jungle Monsoon’ 
• ‘Jungle Pond’ 
• ‘Jungle Sounds – Morning in the Borneo Rainforest’ 
• ‘Lowland Rainforest at Night’ 
• ‘Nocturnal Jungle Ambience with Frogs, Crickets and Water’ 
• ‘Rainforest on the Edge’
• ‘Rainforest Sound Journey’