Call mimicry by Eastern Towhees and its significance in relation to auditory learning. From: Wilson Bulletin | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: Brown, Raymond E.; Greenlaw, Jon S.; Shackelford, Clifford E. | COPYRIGHT 1998 Wilson Ornithological Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

We document cases of Eastern Towhees (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) using mimicked alarm calls from three presumptive models [Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), and American Robin (Turdus migratorius)]. In four instances, male towhees employed heterospecific calls without substitution in their own call repertoires. Three birds (New Jersey, New York) used jay-like calls mixed with "Chewink" calls in the same bouts of calling. One bird (New York) increased the frequenc...

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