The birds—crested pigeons (Ocyphaps lophotes)—have long been recognized for their loud flying, but new research has revealed how they make the whistling and just what these strange sounds are ...

Crested pigeons communicate without even opening their ... In animals, nonvocal sounds are not uncommon. “All animals produce sound as we move, even humans, and that sound can be useful to ...

Many animals will sound an alarm to alert other members of their group of impending danger. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on November 9 have shown that crested pigeons do this in a ...

Crested pigeons are a common sight in many Australian backyards, and are noted for the rapid trilling sound they make when they take flight. In our research, published today in Current Biology ...

But for some birds, the very act of taking off is enough to sound the alarm. Mae Hingee and Robert Magrath from the Australian National University have found that crested pigeons have modified ...

Many animals will sound an alarm to alert other members of their group of impending danger. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on November 9 have shown that crested pigeons do this in a ...

In contrast, their more percussive sounds have received almost no attention ... The species in question is the crested pigeon. Although these birds do not produce a vocal alarm call, their wings ...

The crested pigeon isn't the only bird that communicates through sounds produced by feathers. Some species of hummingbirds and peacocks do too. One of the most striking is the South American club ...

In the midst of a predator, this pigeon’s fluttering feathers create a high-pitched whistle that sounds awfully similar to other birds’ vocal calls. Otherwise, the crested pigeon doesn’t ...

But for some birds, the very act of taking off is enough to sound the alarm. Mae Hingee and Robert Magrath from the Australian National University have found that crested pigeons have modified wing ...

The crested pigeon, found in Australia, has a modified wing feather that helps produce an alarm signal sound to warn other birds when there's trouble. Feathers are not just for flight. They keep ...

But a good example has been identified in the whistling sound of a crested pigeon's wings when it takes flight in response to a predator. In keeping with the principle that there's safety in ...