Why Do Birds Sing?

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While the question 'why do birds sing?' might seem a simple one, the answer is complex!

Throughout our history birdsong has influenced art, poetry and music. It can elevate our mood and bring our backyards to life. We often hear birds singing as we go about our lives, but have you ever wondered who they are singing to and what they are singing about?

The term 'bird brain' has led us to underestimate the brainpower it takes to hear a song, remember it and practise until it is reproduced correctly. In the same way human infants learn to talk, young birds learn their song by listening and remembering the sounds produced by their parents. Not only that, birds use different songs and calls, and different pitch, tone and volume, depending on who they're communicating with and what they want to say-much like the way we vary our speech.

Why Do Birds Sing? provides an insight into the world of bird communication that will surprise and delight you. It's an absorbing and informative book filled with answers to many of the common and often uncommon questions we ask about birdsong.

After reading this book you will never listen to a bird song in the same way!

'This book is a bible for bird lovers. And if you're not a bird lover ... you will be after reading this!' Ben Fordham

'This book will forever change the way you listen to birdsong. Listening to the morning chorus will never be the same again.' Chris Bath

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781761472329
Published: September 2025

Number of pages: 336
Width: 153 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Allen & Unwin