Humans use local dialects to communicate with honeyguide birds, research shows - Peer2Peer

Humans use local dialects to communicate with honeyguide birds, research shows

Jan 21, 2026

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in northern Mozambique use regionally distinct "dialects" when communicating with honeyguide birds, revealing a striking parallel to the way human languages diversify.

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-humans-local-dialects-communicate-honeyguide.html

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