Vocal Interaction, Song Type Repertoires, and Vocal Performance in a Tropical Songbird

When: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Where: Helen Schuler Nature Centre

Presenter: Dr. David M. Logue

It is well-established that birds sing for territory defense and mate attraction. These functions alone, however, fail to account for several common features of bird song. My students and I try to understand why bird song is so interactive, diverse, and fast.

For the past decade, we have focused our research on the tropical songbird Adelaide’s warbler (Setophaga adelaidae). In this talk, I will describe Adelaide’s warbler’s song system, and walk through our recent discoveries in vocal interaction (duetting and countersinging), diversity (song type repertoires), and constrained performance.

The presentation will be held at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre community room, located in the Lethbridge river valley at the north end of Indian Battle Road South.