Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: An Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus was observed and photographed performing an intense ‘spreadeagle’ sunning posture as the first record of sunning by the species and genus. The function of sunning in birds is briefly reviewed and discussed.
Source: Australian field ornithology
DOI: 10.20938/afo42024025
Authors: Clifford Frith, Angus Emmott
Language: English
Topic: Avian ecology and behavior
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4408988878