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https://phys.org/news/2025-08-birdsong-patterns-zipf-law-abb...
They went with a robin for their leading image. The robin (both american and european) is notorious for it's wide ranging vocabulary. It can mimic many other birdcalls:
https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/04/vocal-copying-by-americ...
Link to original study:
https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013228
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https://phys.org/news/2025-08-birdsong-patterns-zipf-law-abb...
They went with a robin for their leading image. The robin (both american and european) is notorious for it's wide ranging vocabulary. It can mimic many other birdcalls:
https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/04/vocal-copying-by-americ...
Link to original study:
https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013228