• DOI:10.1007/s00359-004-0525-4
Corpus ID: 7231117

Ultrasonic singing by the blue-throated hummingbird: a comparison between production and perception

@article{Pytte2004UltrasonicSB,
  title={Ultrasonic singing by the blue-throated hummingbird: a comparison between production and perception},
  author={C. Pytte and M. Ficken and A. Moiseff},
  journal={Journal of Comparative Physiology A},
  year={2004},
  volume={190},
  pages={665-673}
}

• C. Pytte, M. Ficken, A. Moiseff
• Published 2004
• Biology, Medicine
• Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Blue-throated hummingbirds produce elaborate songs extending into the ultrasonic frequency range, up to 30 kHz. Ultrasonic song elements include harmonics and extensions of audible notes, non-harmonic components of audible syllables, and sounds produced at frequencies above 20 kHz without corresponding hearing range sound. To determine whether ultrasonic song elements function in intraspecific communication, we tested the hearing range of male and female blue-throated hummingbirds. We measured… Expand

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