Percussion sound
As a percussion sound one is instrumental According to some bird species referred.
The term is derived from the Latin percutere , “to strike” and is known from the context of percussion instruments in music. Percussion sounds are usually generated by hitting a sounding surface with the beak, such as rotten branches (so-called sound branches), dead wood, hollow trunks, but also roof sheets and hollow-sounding facades. The best known percussion sound is the different drumming of the different woodpeckers . The percussion sound is related to foraging and cave building, but also serves to demarcate territory and search for partners. Another - much quieter - percussion sound that can be heard in Central European forests is that of the glue that it produces when searching for food.
The timbre and pitch of the percussion sound depend on the properties of the material being struck, the tempo and rhythmic properties of the bird species. The volume results from the interaction of the bird's power and the respective properties of the material.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Who is knocking there? Woodpeckers as facade hackers. ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 23, 2015
- ↑ Woodpeckers - demanding forest dwellers , accessed on May 23, 2015
- ↑ Sound sample black woodpecker , accessed on May 23, 2015
- ↑ Sound sample Great Spotted Woodpecker , accessed on May 23, 2015
