Abstract
We used playback in the field to test Boat-tailed Grackles (Quiscalus major) for the ability to discriminate local songs from foreign songs. Male grackles responded more strongly to songs recorded at their own colony than to songs recorded at colonies 4-13 km distant. Female grackles showed little response to either local or foreign song.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 845-848 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Condor |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1999 |
Keywords
- Bird song
- Boat-tailed Grackle
- Quiscalus major
- Song discrimination
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology