Identifying individual birds even when vocalisations run long

Post provided by Jonathan Gallego Londoño Most of us can recognise the voice of a friend or family member without seeing them. Sometimes, just a few words are enough to know who is speaking. But could we do something similar with birds? Research suggests we can. However, recognising the species behind a song is one challenge, while identifying the particular bird that produced it is … Continue reading Identifying individual birds even when vocalisations run long

From video to behaviour: new tool for automated nest monitoring

Post provided by Liliana Silva Why we developed this automation framework Observing animal behaviour is one of the most widely used methods in ecology. But anyone who has spent hours viewing video footage knows how quickly behavioural analysis becomes overwhelming. A single nest camera can generate hundreds of hours of recordings, and turning those videos into behavioural data often means endless manual annotation. As a … Continue reading From video to behaviour: new tool for automated nest monitoring