Random Bird Thursday: A Duet-singer That Uses Bones for Decoration
7/16/202612 min
In each Random Bird Thursday (RBT) episode, the goal is to highlight a bird species that probably isn't going to get featured in a full-length podcast episode. These are birds we might overlook, even though they certainly deserve some appreciation and attention.
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⚠️ SPOILER ALERT!
The featured species in this episode is the Rufous Cacholote (Pseudoseisura unirufa).
Sound Citations:
Sjoerd Mayer, XC3496. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/3496.
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsIvan Phillipson· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello and welcome. This is The Science of Birds. I am your host, Ivan Philipson. The Science of Birds podcast is a light-hearted exploration of bird biology for lifelong learners. And I'm pleased to tell you that it is Random Bird Thursday. [upbeat music] Random Bird Thursday episodes are relatively short and punchy, and in each of these episodes, I spotlight a bird species that isn't likely to get featured in a full-length Science of Birds podcast episode. So Random Bird Thursday gives us this chance to celebrate species that we might otherwise overlook, a species among the over eleven thousand bird species that are out there. There are so many possibilities. So who are we talking about today? Well, the only way to find out is pushing the Random Bird selector button, and here we go. [machine roaring] Sweet, we have the Rufous Cacholote. The Rufous Cacholote, which has the scientific name Pseudoseisura unirufa. This is