Species Differences In Vocal Learning By Parrots Revealed By Citizen Scientists
<p>“I spend a lot of time thinking about male and female vocalizations in songbirds, so I first approached parrots from that point of view”, study co-author, Lauryn Benedict, a Professor and Associate Director of UNC’s School of Biological Sciences at the <a href="https://www.unco.edu/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">University of Northern Colorado</a> said in email.</p>
<p>“I was interested in a group where the general wisdom was that males and females were equally good vocal learners”, Professor Benedict explained. Currently, the general wisdom is that male songbirds have better vocal abilities than females because they use their song to attract a mate and to defend their territories. In parrots, on the other hand, both sexes may be equally chatty.</p>
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