Song Learning
노래 학습
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<speciesfyi-glossary slug="song-learning"></speciesfyi-glossary>Definition
The process by which young birds learn their species-specific vocalizations, often from adult tutors during a sensitive period.
Detailed Explanation
Song learning occurs in two phases: a sensory phase where the young bird memorizes a tutor's song, and a sensorimotor phase where it practices until its song matches the memorized template. Different species have different degrees of openness to learning — some are closed-ended learners with a brief critical period; others like canaries learn new songs each year. Song dialects — geographic variation in learned songs — can act as assortative mating cues, contributing to population divergence.