A Review On Vocalization Of Birds For Identification, Associated Behavior, And Database Development.
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Bird Vocalization, Bird Identification, Bird Acoustic, Vocal Behavior of BirdsAbstract
Birds play a crucial role in ecosystems by occupying almost every habitat and serving at multiple trophic levels, making them reliable indicators of environmental health. Birds communicate with each other by producing sounds. This bird’s vocalization is associated with different behaviors, making it a useful tool for monitoring populations and measuring the biodiversity. Birds have a special organ for the vocalization. Both male and female songbirds use vocalizations to deliver specific information to the receiver. The bird vocalization is classified into calls and songs. Calls have a large functionality and 10 different call categories such as alarm, flight, feeding, etc. A spectrogram is a visualization of sounds and can be used to visualize the frequencies over time. The point–count method is one of the most popular techniques for surveying birds based on vocalization. Autonomous recording units (ARUs) are a new technology for studying and monitoring animals' vocalizations. A review paper presents the review of the vocalization of birds for identification, associated behavior, and database development.
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