Parasites ruin some finches’ songs by chewing through the birds’ beaks
Gaping gaps may create discord for male birds wooing a mate
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OUT OF TUNE Parasitic fly larvae chew through the beaks of some tree finches (Camarhynchus parvulus shown) in the Galápagos Islands, changing the birds’ songs and possibly their chances at landing a mate.
Katharina J. Peters