Yellowhammers.net: Citizen science projects uncovering mysteries of distribution of Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) song dialects

0395312 - ÚBO 2014 GB eng A - Abstract
Diblíková, L. - Pipek, P. - Svoboda, J. - Vermouzek, Z. - Telenský, T. - Procházka, Petr - Petrusek, A. - Petrusková, T.
Yellowhammers.net: Citizen science projects uncovering mysteries of distribution of Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) song dialects.
Behaviour 2013: Abstract Book. Newcastle: Newcastle University, 2013. P258.
[International Ethological Conference /33./. 04.08.2013-08.08.2013, Newcastle-Gateshead]
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : Yellowhammer
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
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We present two citizen science projects focusing on mapping the geographic distribution of song dialects of Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella). This species is particularly suitable for such projects: its song iseasy to recognize, and consumer devices such as digital cameras and smartphones can be used to obtain recordings with quality sufficient for dialect identification. Thus, wide public can be involved in large-scale data collection. The Dialects of Czech Yellowhammers project (www.strnadi.cz) started in 2011 as part of the Bird of the Year campaign of the Czech Society for Ornithology. Its aim was to map distribution of dialects and to document a potential border between two European macrodialect groups in the Czech Republic. During two years, over 1700 recordings were obtained thanks to over 120 volunteers. We detected all so far known dialect types and also some local variants. In 2013, Yellowhammer Dialects project (www.yellowhammers.net) was launched, aiming to compare distribution of dialects in Great Britain and New Zealand where yellowhammers were introduced by British colonists in the 19th century. As the releases were documented, we hope to use data on dialect distribution in the newly colonised territory to assess impacts of founder effects and cultural evolution during a biological invasion.
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