Listen: The song of the zebra finch
The zebra finch, or Taeniopygia guttata, is found in Australia and Indonesia.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of OrnithologyThe common nightingale, or Luscinia megarhynchos, is found in selective distribution in British Isles and southern Europe; in winter, it is found in northern and central Africa.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of OrnithologyThe European starling, or Sturnus vulgaris, is native to Eurasia and North Africa.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of OrnithologyThe western meadowlark, or Sturnella neglecta, is found in North America, from western Canada to Mexico, and in Hawaii.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of OrnithologyThe canary, or Serinus canaria, is native to the Canary, Azores and Madeira islands.
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