Previously unknown behavior in parasitic cuckoo females: male-like vocalization during migratory activity
Abstract Background In the last decade, enigmatic male-like cuckoo calls have been reported several times in East Asia. These calls exhibited a combination of vocal traits of both Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) and Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) advertising calls, and some authors therefore sugg...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Avian Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00246-9 |