Our knowledge of birdsong mainly comes from studies focused on male songs produced in
a short breeding period, even though we know that sedentary species sing year-round …

Passive acoustic monitoring is a reliable method to study species behaviour and ecology,
enabling the discovery of species activity patterns, especially in remote locations. Here, we …

Birds have a diverse acoustic communication system, with species-specific repertoires
facilitating more complex behaviors in terms of both within-and between-pair …

Background Birds have extremely well-developed acoustic communication and have
become popular in bioacoustics research. The majority of studies on bird song have been …

Abstract The Gulf of Guinea Highlands, a centre of endemism and high conservation
importance, represent the only large mountain system in West and Central Africa. We …

Duetting is a cooperative behaviour that can have multiple functions. All 22 species within
the genus Laniarius (Malaconotidae family) produce duets and solos with varying levels of …

Closely related bird species can coexist in areas of range overlap due to differentiation of
their ecological niches. If coexisting species have similar habitat requirements, separation of …

Our current understanding of the function of coordinated acoustic displays usually comes
from studies conducted over a short period of the breeding season. However, the function of …

Duets are one of the most complex forms of acoustic displays, involving two individuals
vocalising in a coordinated way to defend resources cooperatively. However, motivation to …

Several sunbird species (Nectariniidae) exhibit group display, but the function of this
behaviour still remains unclear. We test two hypotheses (reproductive tactic and joint …