Gies, Lena https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0098-544X
Lesigang, Jonas https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5348-6141
Kleindorfer, Sonia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5130-3122
Fitch, Tecumseh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-0928
Funding for this research was provided by:
Austrian Science Fund (https://doi.org/10.55776/PAT1115224)
Austrian Science Fund (https://doi.org/10.55776/W1262)
Article History
Received: 3 December 2025
Accepted: 27 April 2026
First Online: 3 June 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study complies with all current Austrian laws and regulations and was supported byAnimal Experiment License Number 66.006/0026-WF/V/3b/2014 issued by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research (EU Standard, equivalent to the Animal Ethics Board). All data collected for this study were obtained using minimally invasive recording and observation methods that did not involve any animal handling. Birds were free-moving and could move away or fly away at any time.