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The vocal repertoire and the daily calling activity of the Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus)

Mathieu Mahamoud-Issa; Bożena Sikora; Katarzyna Łosak; Tomasz S. Osiejuk
Journal of Ornithology · Vol. 165, Issue 1 · pp. 281-285 · 2024

Abstract

The Yellow-breasted Barbet ( Trachyphonus margaritatus ) is a group-living and chorusing bird species. However, its vocal repertoire remains poorly described. In this study, we measured the acoustic features of four distinct vocalisations as well as the daily calling activity of barbets at 11 roosting cavity sites. We found that bird’s peak of calling activity is early in the morning and at the end of the day. The cohesion calls and group vocal displays were the most common vocalisations. Moreover, cohesion calls were often used before the start of a group vocal displays which suggests a function in the intra-group cohesiveness.

Bibliographic Information

JournalJournal of Ornithology
PublisherSpringer
Publication Date2024-01-01
Publication Year2024
Volume165
Issue1
Pages281-285
Document TypeJournal Article
Print ISSN2193-7192
eISSN2193-7206
DOI10.1007/s10336-023-02112-5

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