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Bird of the Week
Hosted by Bird of the Week · EN
A podcast about birds, released on a non-weekly basis.
12episodes
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Lying Lyres
Apr 24, 202500:25:46Tap to summarizeMany birds mimic the calls of other birds. But there is no bird that has the repertoire of the Lyrebird, renown for being some of the greatest mimics in the avian world. So, what's they're deal? Let's find out. To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Superb Lyrebird: https://ebird.org/species/suplyr1?siteLanguage=en_AUAlbert's Lyrebird: https://ebird.org/species/alblyr110 cents: https://www.ramint.gov.au/ten-centsLyrebirds are losing their voice: https://westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/more_news_stories/lyrebirds_are_losing_their_voice_due_to_continued_habitat_lossBird Life: https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/superb-lyrebird/?srsltid=AfmBOoqwY7ME7qaHqkOv23B2VUUFpxZ_VlL4BIEGim8z85fHyydXH7axWorld Wildlife Fund: https://wwf.org.au/blogs/the-superb-lyrebird-helping-these-amazing-mimickers-recover-from-the-2019-20-bushfires/
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Nov 11, 2023Tap to summarizeWe finally got to the TAXONOMY episode. Join me as we explain what taxonomy is, how it works, and how we use it to arrange a big old family tree that contains every bird and maps how they're all related to each other. It's an overview of bird family tree from the dinosaurs to today.To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweekWant birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at weekly.bird@outlook.com and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird.Notes:Bird Taxonomy: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/speciesMorphology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_(biology)Convergent Evolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergent_evolutionTherapod: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheropodaFeathered dinosaurs: https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-among-us/feathersOpposite birds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EnantiornithesNeoaves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeoavesHoatzin: https://ebird.org/species/hoatzi1
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