This 12-year-old Boy Can Mimic Hundreds of Bird Calls

From common loons to mourning doves, Samuel's talents are so keen that he can sometimes even fool the Merlin bird ...
Earth.com

Birds around the world build their songs from the same eight sounds

A dawn chorus sounds like hundreds of songbirds, each one singing something different. Nearly all of them are working from ...

He Mastered 132 Bird Calls by Age 12. Here’s the Science Behind His Skill

Samuel Henderson, 12, can imitate 132 bird species with startling accuracy. His talent offers a window into how the human ...
Bustle

This Ultra-Relaxing Nature Sound Is All Over TikTok

Forget the typical spa soundtracks, like rainstorms and crashing waves. The next time you want to relax, head to Spotify, look up key phrases like “birds in the forest,” and enjoy a cacophony of ...

African honeyguide birds recognise local calls from honey hunters to help find hidden bee nests

In Africa, wild honeyguides have showcased their remarkable ability to identify specific human calls, making them ...
Los Angeles Times

Birdwatching includes bird-listening. How to connect with nature by recording birdsong

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

Scientists are using thousands of hours of rainforest sound recordings to teach AI to recognise birds that were previously difficult to identify

Researchers at Cornell University are leveraging thousands of rainforest recordings to develop an artificial intelligence ...
Phys.org

You probably agree with animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive—new study

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns—from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to the ...
Popular Science

Why do birds make so many different sounds? 100,000 audio recordings offer clues.

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The Wild Bird That Leads Hunters to Honey — and Learns Their Calls

A wild bird in Africa has learned to flag down human hunters with a chattering call and guide them through the bush to a ...
The Conversation

You probably agree with the animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive – new research

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to ...