Cockatiels sing human music in synchrony with a playback of the melody.

It is known among aviculturists that cockatiels imitate human music with their whistle-like vocal sounds. The present study examined whether cockatiels are also able to sing "in unison", or, line up their vocalizations with a musical melody so that they occur at the same time. Three hand-r...

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Main Author: Yoshimasa Seki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256613