BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – EAVESDROPPING BETWEEN SPECIES INCLUDING BIRDS, MONKEYS, and MORE

Prairie dog alarm calls alert other prairie dogs along with eavesdroppers of several bird species. MORE BIRDS TO MAMMAL RELATIONSHIPSWhen the Superb Starling (Spreo superbus) gives a raptor alarm call, several bird species eavesdrop about the predator. And in surprising results, scientists used the chickadee alarm calls in Central and South American forests where no chickadees live! Speaking of the capuchin monkey, another primate, the Squirrel Monkey, monitors alarm calls from capuchins, macaws, and snakes. She’s identified 56 bird species in her Merida, Yucatan backyard view.