Bird sings song with heavy wings

(Phys.org) -- Males of all species have been known to go to extremes to woo a female, but few have gone so far as the male club-winged manakin, a sparrow-sized bird from the forests of Ecuador and Colombia.

Bird sings song with heavy wings

Dense wing bones help a tiny South American bird to sing make its unique ?wing violin music?, say scientists.

Fri 15 Jun 12 from BBC News

Bird's rare solid wing-bone developed for wooing (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Males of all species have been known to go to extremes to woo a female, but few have gone so far as the male club-winged manakin, a sparrow-sized bird from the forests of Ecuador ...

Thu 14 Jun 12 from Phys.org

Video: Solid Bones, Sexy Songs

The unusual wing bones of the club-winged manakin allow the bird to produce its signature love song

Tue 12 Jun 12 from Science Now

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