Why do birds make so many different sounds? A study gets at the underlying factors

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the ...

Bird or droid? Starlings nail R2-D2 beeps and boops.

When it comes to copying R2-D2, the best bet seems to be small birds with small brains .

Can birds imitate R2-D2? Yes, and some are surprisingly good at it

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They're famous for copying human speech, ...
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Some birds can imitate robot sounds, like R2-D2, as well as human voices

European starlings just beat parrots at their own game – copying complex sounds. In a new study by researchers in Amsterdam ...
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Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls

I approach a flock of mountain chickadees feasting on pine nuts. A cacophony of sounds, coming from the many different bird species that rely on the Sierra Nevada’s diverse pine cone crop, fill the ...
Science Daily

Why do birds make so many different sounds? A study gets at the underlying factors

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world. Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a ...