Parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds can learn to make new sounds. No-one knew, but New Zealand’s smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the same talent.
Elizabeth Elliot Noe receives funding from Bioprotection Aotearoa. Andrew D. Barnes receives funding from MBIE, the Marsden Fund, and the University of Waikato. Bruce Clarkson receives funding from ...
Scientists are rethinking the evolution of vocal learning in birds. New Zealand's smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the talent possessed by parrots, ...