courtship songs
Romantic vocal displays
Courtship songs are vocalizations animals produce to attract mates, most familiar in birds but also found in insects, frogs, and whales.
The songs advertise fitness, establish territory, and signal readiness to breed.
In birds, males typically do the singing: The cardinal's courtship song filled the spring morning.
The term extends to human music intended to woo: He serenaded her with courtship songs.
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- mating callSpecies-specific courtship signal
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
- warbleSing with tremolo
- sweet nothingsAffectionate but meaningless utterances
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