Why do birds sing?

Answer 1

I believe that all birds sing (or communicate) for different reasons. They don't have to sing in order to mate. They don't have to sing to say this is my territory, stay out - even though many birds do.

It's not just a territorial thing or just a mating thing. It can be those.. or it can be.. hey mom, I want some food. Or it can be hey bro., look at me, I'm flying! or it could be. hey hey hey hey now! - I told you once I told you a million times, put it back where you found it!

Most birds sing high above vegitation and where there is less competition against noisy things such as running water. Some birds will actually fligh up high just to sing (to say something such as all is clear, there's some grub here, but it ain't gonna be an easy one) and then come back down to do whatever they were doing.

Most birds also sing in the evening or early morning hours - usually less wind and less other disturbances. Communicating like this early or later in the day can be 10 to 20 times or more effective and it uses less energy.

But yes., mostly.. birds sing to mark territory and attract the mates. The males are the ones that are trying to attract the females.

The brown thrasher bird has I believe the most songs of all birds.. somewhere over 2,000.

Some birds are even bilingual! Because they migrate they learn how to communicate in different song. Pretty cool huh?

The one I remember is the african shrike. They make a song as a duet.. each has it's own part in the song... mostly to keep track of one another in the heavy dense forest.

Answer 2

The reason why birds sing is simple, for territorial reasons (a keep out warning) and as a way to attract a mate.

Each species of bird has its own unique song/call so that they can recognise each other during breeding season so interspecies breeding does not happen.

Scientist did and experiment on a nightingale and kept it in a room from hatching with a different type of song bird. The experiment proved that the nightingale could not reproduce beacuse instead of singing the species song which it would have learnt of its perants it learnt the other song birds song so no other nightingales would come near it during the breeding season.

Answer 3

Its not really singing, its vocalizing its their way of talking. Some people find it so soothing an peaceful they call it song. Thats why everyone's canary or finch so called sings, but you really just have a bird who loves to talk.

Also its used to call a mate and call their family, it also tells how happy, sad, or angry they are.

But I personally still call it song and so do most of the experts, and expereinced bird owners such as myself.

I hope this helps

BEST OF LUCK JOE

Answer 4

Many birds sing as a form of communication to each other, some even sing as a mating ritual.

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Answer 5

They don't sing that's the way they talk, actually the way they talk sounds melodious to us
so that's why we feel that birds sing

Answer 6

because birds are born to sing

Answer 7

Humans see birds as singing. They chirp. Humans talk. It's just what they do.

Answer 8

Typically male birds sing to show others what is his teritory and to get a ladybird to love him.

Answer 9

Fish gotta swim...
Birds gotta (fly) & sing...

Weren't those old song lyrics great! ;)
Hammerstein and Kern : Can't help loving that man of mine

Answer 10

Thats their way of communication, but it appears to us that they are singing, because their sound is more melodious than us.