Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) audiogram from 16 Hz to 8 kHz

Sarah N. Strawn; Evan M. Hill

doi:10.1007/s00359-020-01428-4

Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) audiogram from 16 Hz to 8 kHz

Sarah N. Strawn, Evan M. Hill

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if the Japanese quail, a domesticated, gallinaceous bird, could detect infrasound. Behavioral thresholds were determined for three birds, two males and one female, ranging from 16 Hz to 8 kHz. The animals’ hearing range, at a cutoff of 60 dB SPL (re 20 μN/m²), covers 6.88 octaves, ranging from 59.5 Hz to 7 kHz. All animals had the greatest sensitivity to 2 kHz, with an average threshold of 4.4 dB SPL. Although the birds’ threshold at 16 Hz was equivalent to that of humans, at no frequency did the birds’ sensitivity ever exceed that of humans. Therefore, the Japanese quail does not hear infrasound.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	665-670
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
Volume	206
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-020-01428-4
State	Published - Sep 1 2020

Keywords

Audiogram
Avian hearing
Infrasound
Japanese quail
Low-frequency sensitivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Physiology
Animal Science and Zoology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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