Book 4, Question 51
Why Do Birds Sing?
A bird song is a message! Many birds sing to claim a territory and to find a mate. The tune says, this tree is taken, and I am healthy.
From the book
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More fun facts
- In spring, birds start singing just before sunrise. This is called the dawn chorus.
- During the dawn chorus there are more birds singing, they sing more often, and they are often louder than usual.
- Birds make their songs with a voice organ called the syrinx.
- Songbirds belong to a group that makes up about 60 percent of the roughly 10,000 known kinds of birds, and they have the most complicated syrinx.
- Research suggests that listening to birds sing can help calm your brain.
Sources: National Geographic, National Geographic, National Geographic
Questions kids ask
Why are birds so loud in spring mornings?
That is the dawn chorus. In spring more birds sing, they sing more often, and they are often louder than usual.