Avian duets are striking for the remarkable precision with which duetting partners sometimes
coordinate their songs. Duetting species are taxonomically diverse, and the form of their …

Individual vocal recognition (IVR) has been well studied in mammals and birds. These
studies have primarily delved into understanding IVR in specific limited contexts (eg parent …

The voices of birds have always been a source of fascination. Nature's Music brings together
some of the world's experts on birdsong, to review the advances that have taken place in our …

The influence of matrix habitats on the occurrence of seven understory insectivorous bird
species in forest fragments was examined at the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments …

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 TWS WILDLIFE PUBLICATION AWARDS. The definitive
work on Europe's largest and most spectacular owl. The Eagle Owl is one of the largest owls …

Avian duetting is a poorly understood phenomenon despite many hypotheses as to its
function. Contrary to the recent view that duetting functions for mate guarding and is a result …

Animals discriminate among familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics probably to avoid wasting
time and energy during social interactions. Individual recognition may reduce the chance of …

Censusing owls in large areas: a comparison between methods. The aim of this study is to
obtain an efficient technique for censusing owls in large areas. Up to now, most census work …

The spatial dispersion and social interactions were studied in 11 neighbouring pairs of radio-
tagged tawny owls Strix aluco in a deciduous wood in Denmark from 1998–2001. The …

The hoot‐calls of Wood Owls Strix woodfordii, recorded in the Kruger National Park, South
Africa, from 1986 to 1998, are sufficiently different to distinguish individuals. Thirteen hoot …