Song learning in songbirds
![Singing male domesticated canary (Serinus canaria)](/2633177/original-1682694746.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjI2MzMxNzd9--a740a9801ee03bef70453a2e8f40dce7c2c3b932)
Singing male domesticated canary (Serinus canaria)
© Stefan Leitner
Many songbirds learn their songs early in life from a song model. In the absence of such a model they often develop an improvised song that differs from the species-typical song. However, the variables that control song learning in a natural social context are largely unknown. The domesticated canary is a suitable model to address this question.