Male birds that are able to precisely repeat song notes stand the best chance of attracting a female mate, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. However, the males need to ensure they have a selection of different songs in their repertoire if they are to hold a female’s attention and prevent her […]
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Why we should learn birdsong alongside French and German?
I arrived home the other evening at dusk after a long journey, and stepped out of the car to hear a shouting match between blackbirds, one of the most beautiful sounds in nature. In the still calm of a clear March evening three males were fiercely staking their suburban territories, belting out sweet and flutey […]
Software can decode bird songs
The software brings the “cracking of the dawn chorus” one step closer. It used recordings of individual birds and of dawn choruses to identify the characteristics of each tweet. Dr Dan Stowell is lead author of the report, which was published in the Journal PeerJ. He told the BBC: “Given a set of recordings, each […]
Shout out to my peeps!
If you happen to be a small bird living in the city, you’re facing a big dilemma. Online dating and electronic security systems aren’t an option—you’re responsible for finding a mate and protecting your own territory. You do this by singing. But the metroplex is loud; sometimes Gotham’s growl of traffic, heavy machinery, and other […]