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Why every living kākāpō has a name—and what that says about its future

When you think of birds, you might imagine wings flapping silently against a blue sky. The kākāpō, however, lacks these ...

These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

Nightingales strike right chord in territorial singing duels

During conversation, people sometimes synchronize their voices in ways that often go completely unnoticed. Talking speeds ...

The sound of this one specific bird from Age of Empires keeps haunting me through pop songs, movies, and across other games

Videogames aren't as hooked on loon sonics as movies and music are, though once you know what you're listening for, the ...
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FCLS: A lightweight model based on sound feature fusion for bird classification

Abstract: By automatically detecting and classifying bird sounds, relevant researchers can learn ecological information about bird distribution, migration patterns, and habitat preferences. This paper ...