This episode—which is Number 50— is all about Female Birdsong.
Songs are one of the things we love most about birds. They define the soundscapes of the natural world.
Even though humans have been surrounded by singing birds for millions of years, we still have some misconceptions about birdsong. Today’s episode is about a misconception of sex differences in birds… Of who sings and who doesn’t.
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Links of Interest
- The Forgotten Female: How a Generation of Women Scientists Changed Our View of Evolution
- Female Bird Song Project
- Video of Superb Fairy Wren female Singing
- Singing female Cerulean Warblers [Video]
Link to this episode on the Science of Birds website
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