However, magpie-lark pairs vary considerably in their singing skills. Highly coordinated partners create alternating notes so closely spaced that they can sound like a single bird. In contrast, others ...

Pairs of magpie-larks that duet with split-second timing are warning that they’ll really kick feathers if another bird attacks, according to new tests. Recordings of precise duets alarmed other magpie ...

A new study finds that songbirds may coordinate both vocally and visually to enhance their singing partners' responses. A new paper published in Behavioral Ecology finds that songbirds may coordinate ...

A new paper published in Behavioral Ecology finds that songbirds may coordinate both vocally and visually to enhance their singing partners' responses. In many group-living animals pairs sing together ...

Teams of Australian magpie-larks that sing higher-quality duets are sending a message to their fellow birds--we're a strong team when it comes to defending our territory, too. If you're enjoying this ...

Out in the field one day observing Australian magpie-larks (Grallina cyanoleuca), bioacoustics researcher Pawel Rek heard the telltale trilling of the birds’ territorial defense duet. Magpie-lark ...

Birds that sing duets with incredible rhythmic precision present a greater threat to other members of their species than those that whistle a sloppier tune, according to a new study of Australian ...

Birds that sing duets with incredible rhythmic precision present a greater threat to other members of their species than those that whistle a sloppier tune, according to a study of Australian ...