Female blue tits sing in the face of danger

(University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna) Birdsong has long been associated with courtship or competitive behavior. And males were considered to be more active. A team from Vetmeduni Vienna now shows that female singing is much more common. They demonstrated for the first time a connection between the song of female blue tits and the presence of a predator. This singing appears to be about their own defense. The study was published in the Journal of Ornithology.
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