Birds That Can Imitate the Sounds of Musical Instruments
TITLE: Birds That Can Mimic Musical Instruments SUBJECT: 00:00 | The Australian lyrebird (Menura spp.) is a world champion at imitating musical instruments—with its double syrinx capable of producing two notes simultaneously, the male superb lyrebird can imitate a flute, electric guitar, drum machine, even a chainsaw or camera shutter with up to 80% accuracy. In the forests of New South Wales, footage shows them 00:20 | combining piano motifs from pop songs, aboriginal harmonicas, and even car alarm tones in a 10-minute medley to attract females during mating season; in addition, the American mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) imitates a jazz saxophone or country violin with up to 200 variations, while the Asian hill myna (Gracula religiosa) reproduces classical piano notes. 00:30 | or an acoustic guitar with perfect intonation—all thanks to the greater brain power of song control nuclei than ordinary birds, making them "nature's DJs" who learn from both urban environments and human concerts. KEYWORDS: 1. Lyrebird 2. Menura spp. 3. Sound imitation 4. Superb lyrebird 5. Double syrinx 6. Musical instrument sounds 7. Australian lyrebird 8. Mating season 9. American mockingbird 10. Hill myna 11. Song control nuclei 12. Nature's DJ 13. Chainsaw imitation 14. Camera shutter 15. Sound medley HASTAG: 1. #Lyrebird 2. #LyrebirdMimicry 3. #SuperbLyrebird 4. #MenuraSp 5. #Double syrinx 6. #MusicalSound 7. #AustralianLyrebird 8. #MatingSeason 9. #MockingbirdSound 10. #HillMyna 11. #SongNuclei 12. #NatureDJ 13. #ChainsawLyrebird 14. #ShutterSound 15. #LyrebirdMedley LONGTAIL: 1. Lyrebird imitating musical instruments 2. Superb lyrebird imitating flute and guitar 3. Menura spp. two-note double syrinx 4. Australian lyrebird 10-minute medley of sounds 5. Lyrebird imitating chainsaw and drum 6. How lyrebirds attract females during mating season 7. Lyrebird brain song control nuclei 8. Asiatic hill myna imitating classical piano 9. American mockingbird jazz saxophone 10. 80% accuracy of lyrebird imitation 11. Lyrebird imitating car alarm and harmonica 12. New South Wales lyrebird forest habitat 13. Lyrebird as nature's DJ 14. Differences lyrebird and mockingbird sounds 15. Lyrebird practice imitates urban sounds
