{"id":3669,"date":"2026-10-10T04:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T03:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/this-common-garden-birds-song-soothes-the-human-ear-more-than-any-other-according-to-science\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T04:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T03:24:50","slug":"this-common-garden-birds-song-soothes-the-human-ear-more-than-any-other-according-to-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/this-common-garden-birds-song-soothes-the-human-ear-more-than-any-other-according-to-science\/","title":{"rendered":"This Common Garden Bird&#8217;s Song Soothes the Human Ear More Than Any Other, According to Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Listening to nature calms the mind after a noisy day. Yet not all bird songs have the same effect on our well-being. Biologists finally reveal the wild melodies that most captivate our brains and explain why.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Des chercheurs allemands testent plus de cent esp\u00e8ces sauvages aupr\u00e8s d\u2019auditeurs pour mesurer leurs \u00e9motions<\/h2>\n<p>The team from the University of T\u00fcbingen brought together 84 volunteers in a quiet laboratory. The scientists played the vocalizations of <strong>123 species of wild birds<\/strong> for each participant. In this way, every person rated the heard melody on a precise satisfaction scale.<\/p>\n<section class=\"incontent-related\"><span class=\"incontent-related__title\">Read also<\/span> <span class=\"incontent-related__desc\">Chez le pic-vert, la petite taille du cerveau explique mieux sa r\u00e9sistance aux chocs que son cr\u00e2ne<\/span><\/section>\n<p>This unprecedented experiment appears in the scientific journal <strong>Frontiers in Bird Science<\/strong>. According to researcher Christoph Randler, listening attentively to animals directly alters <strong>our perception of the environment<\/strong>. Moreover, these natural sounds awaken positive emotions and strengthen our attachment to living beings.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Le merle noir domine largement le classement sonore devant le chardonneret \u00e9l\u00e9gant et le rouge-gorge familier<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>blackbird<\/strong> takes the top spot in the ranking with a rating of <strong>4.52 out of 5<\/strong>. This widespread bird charms walkers in urban parks and forests. Indeed, listeners often compare its expansive vocalizations to a gentle flute tune.<\/p>\n<p>Other familiar species follow closely on the podium steps. The <strong>European goldfinch<\/strong> grabs second place with a score of 4.26 out of 5. Next, the <strong>European robin<\/strong> collects 4.04 points, while the <strong>blue tit<\/strong> reaches 3.92.<\/p>\n<section class=\"incontent-related\"><span class=\"incontent-related__title\">Read also<\/span> <span class=\"incontent-related__desc\">Plant\u00e9e pour fixer la vase, cette gramin\u00e9e a profond\u00e9ment modifi\u00e9 la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel<\/span><\/section>\n<p>At the other end of the spectrum, the barn owl suffers a clear rejection from participants. This nocturnal raptor only achieves the low score of <strong>1.32 out of 5<\/strong>. Yet common in our countryside, its cry sounds too piercing and strange to listeners\u2019 ears.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Une forte complexit\u00e9 acoustique et des fr\u00e9quences douces expliquent l\u2019attrait spontan\u00e9 du cerveau humain<\/h2>\n<p>The researchers analyzed in detail the physical properties of the sounds broadcast during the tests. The public clearly favors soft tones with a <strong>narrow frequency band<\/strong>. By contrast, rough or excessively high-pitched cries provoke almost immediate rejection.<\/p>\n<p>The scientific team anticipated strong appeal from simple and repetitive rhythms among listeners. Yet participants favored <strong>complex and highly varied sound structures<\/strong>. This melodic richness sustains our attention over time without ever saturating the auditory system.<\/p>\n<section class=\"incontent-related\"><span class=\"incontent-related__title\">Read also<\/span> <span class=\"incontent-related__desc\">Pour la premi\u00e8re fois depuis plus d\u2019un si\u00e8cle, une nouvelle esp\u00e8ce de f\u00e9lin identifi\u00e9e<\/span><\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cette sensibilit\u00e9 sonore universelle pour la nature offre des solutions concr\u00e8tes pour repenser nos villes<\/h2>\n<p>This acoustic preference does not depend at all on the volunteers\u2019 level of knowledge. Even people indifferent to ornithology named the same winners. Nadine Kalb explains that this auditory pleasure rests on <strong>a fundamental biological mechanism<\/strong> shared by all.<\/p>\n<p>The regular listening to animal melodies directly influences our daily serenity. Consequently, harmonious songs <strong>reduce accumulated stress<\/strong> over hours of work. City dwellers immediately benefit from these acoustic breaths as they pass through a wooded green space.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, these scientific results provide a valuable guide for architects. Urban planners can now <strong>favor the blackbird\u2019s habitat<\/strong> in public parks. Such greening helps to sustainably ease residents\u2019 daily life in the face of road noise.<\/p>\n<section class=\"incontent-related\"><span class=\"incontent-related__title\">Read also<\/span> <span class=\"incontent-related__desc\">En Alaska, la Fat Bear Week invite les internautes \u00e0 \u00e9lire l\u2019ours le plus gras avant son hibernation hivernale<\/span><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[802,599,2483,116,957,250,2481,2482],"class_list":["post-3669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-birds","tag-common","tag-ear","tag-garden","tag-human","tag-science","tag-song","tag-soothes","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3671,"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3669\/revisions\/3671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.farmersforum.ie\/trends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}