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This species is named for its cat-like call. Like many members of the Mimidae (in particular mockingbirds), it also mimics the songs of other birds, as well as those of Hylidae (tree frogs), and even mechanical sounds. [citation needed] Because of its well-developed songbird syrinx, it is able to make two sounds at the same time.
This was adopted by early researchers [127] including C.E.G. Bailey who demonstrated its use for studying bird song in 1950. [128] The use of spectrograms to visualize bird song was then adopted by Donald J. Borror [129] and developed further by others including W. H. Thorpe. [130] [131] These visual representations are also called sonograms or ...
White-eared catbird Gray catbird A gray catbird voicing cat-like sounds at Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Ohio, US. Several unrelated groups of songbirds are called catbirds because of their wailing calls, which resemble a cat's meowing. The genus name Ailuroedus likewise is from the Greek for 'cat-singer' or 'cat-voiced'. [1]
Reverse migration, also called reverse misorientation, [1] is a phenomenon whereby a bird migrates in the opposite direction to that typical of its species during the spring or autumn. [ 1 ] For example, if a bird breeding in central Asia reverses its normal southeasterly migration, as shown by the orange arrow, it will end up in Western Europe ...
It is therefore a much earlier spring migrant than the more aerial spotted flycatcher, and its loud rhythmic and melodious song is characteristic of oak woods in spring. European pied flycatcher vocalization. They are birds of deciduous woodlands, parks and gardens, with a preference for oak trees. They build an open nest in a tree hole, and ...
Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one sanctuary was hit hard: 20 big cats – more than half of the facility’s population – died over the course of weeks.
Musicologists such as Matthew Head and Suzannah Clark believe that birdsong has had a large though admittedly unquantifiable influence on the development of music. [2] [3] Birdsong has influenced composers in several ways: they can be inspired by birdsong; [4] they can intentionally imitate bird song in a composition; [4] they can incorporate recordings of birds into their works; [5] or they ...
Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the cattle outbreak, there were feline cases linked to wild birds or poultry.