Song Repertoire of the Crimean Chaffinch, Fringilla Coelebs (Fringillidae), and Comparative Analysis of the Vocalization Features of F. C. Solomkoi, F. C. Coelebs and F. C. Caucasica Subspecies
Journal: Vestnik Zoologii
Year: 2012

Abstract Song repertoire of chaffinch F. c. solomkoi subspecies from Crimea was analyzed. We discerned 38 song types in Crimean chaffinches’ repertoire, 27 of them were more frequent. Comparing Crimean chaffinches’ songs with those of nominative subspecies from Eastern Europe showed no common songs. Comparison of individual song elements showed that songs of F. c. solomkoi consisted of 108 elements, of which 18 were distinctive to Crimean birds, 18 were specific to Crimean chaffinches and Carpa-