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Subject: | Mimicry by Lyrebird |
From: | "Philip Veerman" <> |
Date: | Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:40:56 +1000 |
Hi Shane, As Carol suggested (I agree with her) what you describe fits very well with one of the Lyrebird's own main calls, which varies geographically but is recognisable pretty much throughout the range of the species. What a lot of people don't realise is that the mimicry component is a relatively unimportant to male lyrebird communication. It is fill in sound that the bird uses to show off its abilities (that is probably its main importance) and make noise until the important thing happens and that is an interesting lady lyrebird arrives. It then (but not only then) indulges in proper lyrebird calls and that is the part that (presumably) means something. And yes I'm generalising. Philip |
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