Topic
Chalcomitra
About: Chalcomitra is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1 publications have been published within this topic.
Papers
TL;DR: For the first time vocal mimicry by Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus is described, with the aid of audiospectrograms, among members of the Nectariniidae.
Abstract: Vocal mimicry is rarely observed among members of the Nectariniidae (sunbirds), with the only African species known to do so regularly being Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri . Here I document and describe for the first time vocal mimicry by Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus , with the aid of audiospectrograms. In west-central Namibia, singing male Dusky Sunbirds were recorded to include in their songs mimicry of at least 13 other bird species. Keywords: mimicry, Nectariniidae, sunbirds, vocalisation OSTRICH 2013, 84(3): 219–220
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2013 | 1 |