Mysticete
Well-known member
Hey folks,
This question has been bugging me for a bit, and I was hoping some folks here might have a better idea of the answer.
We know that for many birds vocalizations are important, and are in fact a key trait that limits interbreeding and thus a good indicator for species status. With of course the caveat that in some species song and calls are quite plastic or are learned.
Obviously however they are important in night birds, songbirds in general, and so forth. My question is, are there specific groups where vocalizations are NOT important? Kind of feels like they don't matter a whole lot to ducks for instance. But I was wondering what other groups would vocalizations not be very helpful?
This question has been bugging me for a bit, and I was hoping some folks here might have a better idea of the answer.
We know that for many birds vocalizations are important, and are in fact a key trait that limits interbreeding and thus a good indicator for species status. With of course the caveat that in some species song and calls are quite plastic or are learned.
Obviously however they are important in night birds, songbirds in general, and so forth. My question is, are there specific groups where vocalizations are NOT important? Kind of feels like they don't matter a whole lot to ducks for instance. But I was wondering what other groups would vocalizations not be very helpful?