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Bird Party: Mixed-Species Flocks

Dec 12, 202031 minEp 17Transcript available on Metacast
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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.

Link to this episode on the Science of Birds website

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