Structure and complexity of perched and flight songs of the tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)

Abstract

Songs of tree pipit are complex, medium-sized repertoire of the species makes it a good model for studies of song organisation. Perched and flight songs differ in a number of structural, temporal and frequency characteristics.

Keywords

• Anthus trivialis
• tree pipit
• song organiation
• repertoires
• dialects
• species recognition
• individual recognition
• song function