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Why do birds sing?

  • Written by David Steadman, Curator of Ornithology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
A male Olive-backed Euphonia (_Euphonia gouldi_), photographed in Costa Rica.Andy Morffew, CC BY

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