About scenarios of intraspecific song interactions in Chaffinch. - E.D. Yablonovska-Grishchenko. - Avifauna of Ukraine. 3. 2006. - P. 68-73.
95 song interactions of Chaffinch have been recorded in Ukraine during breeding seasons 2002–2006. These interactions can happen differently: from stopping of communication to song duels, when one bird tries to supress rival by own songs (Fig. 1). 4 scenarios of intraspecific song interactions are described: opposition of very differing or more complex song; answer by song of universal type; answer by song of similar type; answer by song of the same type (Fig. 2). First scenario is the most prevalent in interactions. [Ukrainian].
Key words: Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, Ukraine, bioacoustics, song type.
Address: E.D. Yablonovska-Grishchenko, Kaniv Nature Reserve, 19000, Kaniv, Ukraine; e-mail: aetos@narod.ru.