Bird Party: Mixed-Species Flocks
Dec 12, 2020•32 min•Ep. 17
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Episode description
Sometimes birds of many feathers flock together. Mixed-species foraging flocks are seen in forests all across the world. Different combinations of species are found in each region.
First, we talk about what mixed-species flocks look and act like. Then we get into the major scientific hypotheses for why these flocks exist at all.
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