Bird singing contest

A bird singing contest is a competition or hobbyists' get-together of singing bird family, including the long-crowing cock, wild species usually kept in cages. Such contests and meetings are held in at least 22 countries of the world, and at least 36 different species are used in this way.[1][2]

Getting ready for the Vinkensport contest (2013)
One of the Japanese long-crowing cocks, Tomaru

Americas

In the Americas, the American Long Crower is a recent breed of the Turkish Denizli chicken, known for the exceptional crow.

The bird singing contest is a popular sport in Guyana,[3] while in Brazil singing contests featuring the chestnut-bellied seed finch (curió in Portuguese) are held.[4]

Asia

Bird singing contests are especially popular in the countries of Far East, such as China and Japan, and Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia and Thailand.

In Southern China, it is a common sight to witness the elderly people bringing the cages of Chinese hwamei to the local parks to enjoy their singing. In Japan, there are nationwide societies to exchange information on improving singing of the Warbling white-eye[5] and other birds and chickens (such as Tomaru).

In Indonesia, hundred of songbird competitions are held all over the country every year.[6] In Thailand, bird singing contests are also held frequently.[7] The practice of wild species caged in is particularly widespread in Southeast Asia, where it increases trade in songbirds and may contribute to the decline of threatened species.[2]

In Turkey, Denizli chickens, from Denizli, participate in the bird crowing contests.

Europe

In the Dutch-speaking Flanders of Belgium, Vinkensport is a contest of how many bird calls per hour of common chaffinches.

In Germany, cock crowing competitions of the Bergische Krähers, are held in the Bergisches Land of North Rhine-Westphalia.

See also

References
  1. [s.n.], (8 December 2021). Bird singing contests: A clash of culture and conservation. ScienceDaily. Accessed July 2023.
  2. Benjamin H. Mirin, Holger Klinck (2021). Bird singing contests: Looking back on thirty years of research on a global worldwide conservation concern. Journal of Global Ecology and Conservation. 30 (October 2021): e01812. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01812.
  3. Guyana Kicks Off Singing Finch Competition (Youtube)
  4. "A vida competitiva dos curiós". revista piauí. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  5. List of societies for the Warbling white-eyes (in Japanese)
  6. Songbird competitions are a popular pastime (The Economist, 2021)
  7. Bird Singing Contest in Thailand. Red-Whiskered Bulbul Singing Competition. Merbah Jambul (YouTube)
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