New Scientist on MSN

20 bird species can understand each other’s anti-cuckoo call

Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Birds Make an Alarm Call That Spans Species and Continents—and May Offer Insight Into the Evolution of Human Language

More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the ...

Birds speak a common 'secret' language in different parts of the world to warn about danger

Birds worldwide share a unique alarm call to warn each other about brood parasites like cuckoos. This vocalization, a blend ...
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What birds know that we don’t: A shared language hidden in their alarm calls

A new global study has revealed that birds from vastly different species and continents use a remarkably similar alarm call ...

Birds use a 'universal' call worldwide to warn of danger

Brood parasites lay eggs in other species’ nests, forcing the host to raise their offspring. The cost to host species is high ...

"cuckoo-call"

A global study reveals over 20 bird species use a shared call to warn against brood parasites like cuckoos. This call, both learned and instinctive, offers rare insight into language evolution, ...