Recent research has revealed a common genetic link between the larynx – the vocal organ of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians – and the syrinx – the vocal organ of birds. This figure ...

The vocal skill of birds derive from the unusual structure of their powerful vocal equipment. The syrinx is the sound-producing organ in birds. It is the equivalent of the human sound box.

A similar process occurs in birds but they have a syrinx instead of a larynx and the noise is altered farther up the vocal tract. Birds, like other types of animals, are thought to use noises to ...

RA then sends axons to two separate motor nuclei whose motor neurons innervate the vocal organ in birds, called the syrinx, and the respiratory muscles to produce song while coordinating breathing.

Birds can sing more than one note at a time Most birds have a syrinx which works like our human vocal cords. Unlike the larynx of mammals, it is located where the windpipe forks into the lungs.

Well, birds' voices are special, because instead of a larynx (voicebox) like us humans, they have what is called a syrinx. This syrinx allows them to produce two different notes at the same time ...

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