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1 .This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute.
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2 .When you think of birds, you probably imagine their dazzling plumage or their beautiful songs.
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3 .But since the days of Darwin, scientists have figured that individual species of birds should not have both:
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4 .they'd either be drab virtuosos or eye candy that sings only one note.
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5 .Now a study shows that some songbirds are in fact show-offs in sight and sound.
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6 .The work is in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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7 .Bright feathers and complex songs are different ways to attract a mate.
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8 .The more flamboyant the display, the more likely a bird will get noticed.
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9 .But these exaggerated calling cards take a lot of energy to produce.
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10 .Which is why scientists assumed that birds would have to choose between melody or looks.
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11 .But an exhaustive survey of the tanagers, a family of songbirds from Central and South America, shows no sign of a tradeoff.
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12 .Although some tanager species do emphasize oration over attire, like the aptly named drab hemispingus, some, like the mountain tanager, are both dashing and melodious.
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13 .While the white-bellied seedeater is fine with looking and sounding rather dull.
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14 .The different species likely experienced different selective pressures, leading to their varied strategies.
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15 .Whatever it takes to catch the eye, and/or ear, of a potential mate.
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16 .Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin.
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