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<p>Woodpeckers, having a fairly well-defined range of acoustic signals, offer a valuable opportunity to link acoustic repertoires to behavioural observations. Instrumental and vocal sounds from more than 70 individual Eurasian Green Woodpeckers were analysed using 305 sound recordings. Eighteen separate acoustic signals are described, together with field observations of associated behaviour. Sixteen are illustrated by clear spectrograms supporting the phonetic descriptions. With one exception, calls consisted of repeated elements, with the first element often containing varying degrees of emphasis. Variation within call types, especially the advertising call, differentiated individuals and their motivation and did not appear to be regionally significant. Instrumental signals, while soft and easily overlooked, constituted an important intimate communication between breeding pairs.</p>
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Woodpeckers, having a fairly well-defined range of acoustic signals, offer a valuable opportunity to link acoustic repertoires to behavioural observations. Instrumental and vocal sounds from more than 70 individual Eurasian Green Woodpeckers were analysed using 305 sound recordings. Eighteen separate acoustic signals are described, together with field observations of associated behaviour. Sixteen are illustrated by clear spectrograms supporting the phonetic descriptions. With one exception, calls consisted of repeated elements, with the first element often containing varying degrees of emphasis. Variation within call types, especially the advertising call, differentiated individuals and their motivation and did not appear to be regionally significant. Instrumental signals, while soft and easily overlooked, constituted an important intimate communication between breeding pairs.

The acoustic communication of the Eurasian Green Woodpecker <italic>(Picus viridis)</italic>

Ornis Hungarica

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The acoustic communication of the Eurasian Green Woodpecker 

Woodpeckers, having a fairly well-defined range of acoustic signals, offer a valuable opportunity to link acoustic repertoires to behavioural observations....

The acoustic communication of the Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Publié en ligne: 25 nov. 2022

Pages: 10 - 32

Reçu: 27 mai 2022

Accepté: 05 oct. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2022-0017

Mots clés
woodpeckers, instrumental sounds, vocal sounds, signal characteristics, call types, drumming, tapping

© 2022 Kyle Turner et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The acoustic communication of the Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Publié en ligne: 25 nov. 2022

Pages: 10 - 32

Reçu: 27 mai 2022

Accepté: 05 oct. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2022-0017

Mots cléswoodpeckers, instrumental sounds, vocal sounds, signal characteristics, call types, drumming, tapping

© 2022 Kyle Turner et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
woodpeckers, instrumental sounds, vocal sounds, signal characteristics, call types, drumming, tapping