The song structure of the Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia [Larvivora] cyane and a comparison with related speciesстатья
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Аннотация:We studied the song syntax of the Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane, a
small insectivorous passerine of the taiga forests of Siberia and the Far East. Males
have repertoires of 7 to 14 (mean 10.9±2.3) song types. A single song typically consists
of a short trill comprised of from three to six identical syllables, each of two to
three notes; sometimes the trill is preceded by a short single note. The most complex
songs contain as many as five or six different trills and single notes. The song of
the Siberian Blue Robin most closely resembles that of the Indian Blue Robin L.
brunnea. The individual repertoires of Siberian Blue Robin, Common Nightingale L.
megarhynchos and Thrush Nightingale L. luscinia contain groups of mutually associated
song types that are sung usually one after another. The Siberian Blue Robin and
the Common Nightingale perform them in a varying sequence, while Thrush Nightingale
predominantly uses a fixed sequence of song types. The distinctions between the
song syntax of Larvivora spp. and Luscinia spp. are discussed. The individual songs
of Luscinia spp. are much more complex and are performed with less prolonged
pauses than those of Larvivora spp.