Scientists are rethinking the evolution of vocal learning in birds. New Zealand’s smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the talent possessed by parrots, hummingbirds and songbirds.
Scientists are rethinking the evolution of vocal learning in birds. New Zealand’s smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the talent possessed by parrots, hummingbirds and songbirds.