Night Owl Hooting — free sound effect
2.9s · WAV & MP3 · animals · 106 downloads · quality 9.5/10 · royalty-free, CC BY 4.0
Credit it like this (the one condition of the free licence):
“Night Owl Hooting” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/sfx/night-owl-hooting-42cbe80e) — CC BY 4.0
About this sound
An AI-generated sound effect: “owl hooting at night”. Quality-checked before listing, free for commercial and personal projects — videos, games, podcasts, apps and client work. No royalties — just credit BudgetPixel AI.
Direct file: MP3 · 44.1 kHz — both WAV and MP3 are on the download button.
Editor's note (9.5/10): This is an accurate, clean owl hoot foley that nearly perfectly matches the brief, with only a very subtle hard cut at the end of the clip.
Also searched as: owl hooting sound · night owl call · evening owl hoot · wild owl nighttime noise
Sound effect licensing — common questions
- Is "Night Owl Hooting" free to use commercially?
- Yes. "Night Owl Hooting" is free for commercial and personal use under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) — monetised YouTube videos, podcasts, games, apps, ads, streams, films and client work are all covered, with no fees, royalties or subscription. The one condition is the credit: “Night Owl Hooting” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/sfx/night-owl-hooting-42cbe80e) — CC BY 4.0
- Do I have to credit BudgetPixel to use "Night Owl Hooting"?
- Yes — crediting BudgetPixel AI is the one condition of the licence, and downloading still needs no account. Put the credit line from this page wherever your project lists sources: a video description, end credits, show notes, or a game's credits screen.
- What format and length is "Night Owl Hooting"?
- "Night Owl Hooting" runs 2.9 seconds and downloads as MP3 at 44.1 kHz, with WAV on the same download button. Both formats carry the identical licence, so pick whichever your editor prefers — WAV for layering and pitch work, MP3 when file size matters.
- Can I use "Night Owl Hooting" in a monetised YouTube video?
- Yes. Monetised video is explicitly permitted. BudgetPixel never registers library audio with Content ID, and because this sound effect is licensed to everyone non-exclusively under CC BY 4.0, no one can hold the exclusive rights Content ID requires. If a claim ever appears, dispute it and cite this page and its licence.
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