Scientists discovered that cats chirp to imitate and appear less of a threat to prey like birds

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My bengal and savannah cat is chirping at birds in the nearby trees outside my home in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.

In 2005, researchers in the Amazon recorded a margay making vocalizations similar to those made by tamarin babies. This occurred at the base of a ficus tree housing a group of pied tamarins. The sounds made by the cat attracted the attention of a monkey which climbed down to investigate.

Article from Wildlife Conservation Society researcher, Fabio Rohe on the subject:
https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5130/Here-Monkey-Monkey-WCS-Study-Finds-Wild-Cat-Mimicking-Monkey-Calls.aspx

Scientific paper here:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232668994_Hunting_Strategy_of_the_Margay_Leopardus_wiedii_to_Attract_the_Wild_Pied_Tamarin_Saguinus_bicolor