The new birds songs are similar to other Asian species but theyre more high-pitched and dont exhibit the lower-pitched notes made by other species, explains researcher Pam Rasmussen. The Michigan State University Museum assistant curator of mammalogy and ornithology continues, We were lucky to
Date: Nov 26, 2014
Category: Sci/Tech
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Bird species Muscicapa sodhii named after Indian ornithologist Navjot Sodhi
high-pitched and lacks the lower-pitched notes that other species make. Co-author Pam Rasmussen of Michigan State University, who runs the global bird sounds website AVoCet where the birds song is archived, said, We were lucky to be able to make the first known recording of this bird singing.
Date: Nov 26, 2014
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It took scientists 17 years to name this bird. Meet the Sulawesi streaked flycatcher.
streaked flycatcher and many similar species: Its hardiness in the face of deforestation, at least for now. "At this point, the species is not at risk for extinction. However, this could change if agriculture intensifies in this region," Pam Rasmussen of Michigan State University said in a statement.
Date: Nov 26, 2014
Category: Sci/Tech
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Meet the Sulawesi Streaked Flycatcher, a Newly Classified Bird in Indonesia
Co-author Pam Rasmussen from Michigan State University said that the Sulawesi streaked flycatcher's song resembles other species in the region, producing trills, chirps, and whistles, but is a bit more highly pitched and doesn't feature the lower-pitched sounds that other flycatchers make.
"We were lucky to be able to make the first known recording of this bird singing," researcher Pam Rasmussen, assistant curator of mammalogy and ornithology at the Michigan State University Museum, said in a press release.
The Sulawesi streaked flycatcher is similar to related Asian species in its song, producing whistles, chirps and trills, but is slightly more high-pitched and lacks the lower-pitched notes that other species make, says Pam Rasmussen, assistant professor of zoology at Michigan State University and
As for the new flycatcher's voice, "We were lucky to be able to make the first known recording of this bird singing," said co-author Pam Rasmussen, of Michigan State University. The new bird's songs are similar to other Asian species -- it produces whistles, chirps and trills -- but they're more hig
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