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Tiny New Zealand bird delivers a lesson in birdsong evolution - EurekAlert


Scientists are rethinking the evolution of vocal learning in birds. New Zealand’s smallest bird, the rifleman or titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the talent possessed by parrots, hummingbirds and songbirds. 

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