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Short Note<br><br>Vocal mimicry by sunbirds and the first record of mimicry by Dusky Sunbird <i>Cinnyris fuscus</i>
Abstract
Vocal mimicry is rarely observed among members of the Nectariniidae (sunbirds), with the only African species known to do so regularly being Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri. Here I document and describe for the first time vocal mimicry by Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus, with the aid of audiospectrograms. In west-central Namibia, singing male Dusky Sunbirds were recorded to include in their songs mimicry of at least 13 other bird species.
Keywords: mimicry, Nectariniidae, sunbirds, vocalisation
OSTRICH 2013, 84(3): 219–220
Keywords: mimicry, Nectariniidae, sunbirds, vocalisation
OSTRICH 2013, 84(3): 219–220