Bachman's Sparrows mimic the vocalizations of the Common Yellowthroat and the Indigo Bunting

Rebecca L. Murray; Tyler P. Stanton; Verl R. Emrick

doi:10.1648/0273-8570-75.1.51

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Rebecca L. Murray,^1,*,** Tyler P. Stanton,^1,*** Verl R. Emrick^1,*

¹Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center, Natural Resources Office, Blackstone, Virginia 23824 USA

^*Current address: Conservation Management Institute, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 203 West Roanoke Street, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 USA
^**Corresponding author. rmurray@vt.edu
^***Current address: 7748 Falcon Rest Circle, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615 USA

Abstract

Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis) at Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center, Virginia, was regularly observed mimicking the primary song of an Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea). Two Bachman's Sparrows were observed mimicking the primary song of a Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas). Although there is a previous report of a Bachman's Sparrow mimicking the song of a Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla), there are no prior reports of Bachman's Sparrows mimicking Indigo Bunting or Common Yellowthroat songs.

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Rebecca L. Murray, Tyler P. Stanton, and Verl R. Emrick "Bachman's Sparrows mimic the vocalizations of the Common Yellowthroat and the Indigo Bunting," Journal of Field Ornithology 75(1), 51-52, (1 January 2004). https://doi.org/10.1648/0273-8570-75.1.51

Received: 28 October 2002; Accepted: 1 February 2003; Published: 1 January 2004