Feather Fluttering Sounds (AUDIO)

Field Museum

Caption

Recording of the sounds made when the flycatchers flutter their wing feathers-- the high-pitched buzzing/chirping sound is what the researchers were interested in. (We've got more where this came from, if you'd like to compare the sounds made by different subspecies.)

Credit

(c) Valentina Gómez-Bahamón, Field Museum

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Please include credit: (c) Valentina Gómez-Bahamón, Field Museum

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