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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Age and migration influence bird groups’ song repertoires, study finds

A great tit on a tree branch
The researchers studied the songs of male great tits in Wytham Woods in Oxford. Photograph: Jacky Parker Photography/Getty Images

Which songs birds sing can – as with human music – be influenced by age, social interactions and migration, researchers have found.

Not all birds learn songs, but among those that do, individuals, neighbourhoods and populations can produce different collections of tunes, akin to different music albums.

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