To get realistic samples, researchers plucked chili seeds from the droppings of captive flycatchers.

为了获取实际样本，研究人员从背部获得捕蝇鸟的粪便中挑出辣椒籽。

One of the two flycatcher subspecies is migratory. The other stays put.

两种王霸鶲亚种中，一种是迁徙性的。另一种则待在原地。

Olive-sided flycatchers often breed in buggy bogs.

橄榄面鹟经常在有马车的沼泽中繁殖。

She and her team have now observed that nonvocal-sound-production phenomenon in another type of bird: the fork-tailed flycatcher.

叉尾王霸鶲。

Researchers studied that phenomenon in the South American chili pepper Capsicum chacoense, which relies on birds like flycatchers to spread its seed.

研究人员研究了南美红辣椒 Capsicum chacoense 的这种现象，而这种辣椒以来捕蝇鸟等鸟类传播种子。

For a species called pied flycatchers that migrate from west Africa, things can get deadly if they end up nesting in the wrong spot.

对从西非迁徙来的“斑姬鹟”来说，如果它们最后在错误的地点筑巢，那可能会面临致命风险。

It mimics the sound of the kiskadee flycatcher.

它模仿 kiskadee 捕蝇器的声音。

One of the two flycatcher subspecies is migratory.

两个捕蝇器亚种之一是迁徙的。

The bloodbath doesn't seem to be affecting the overall flycatcher population… yet.

大屠杀似乎并没有影响整个捕蝇器的种群… … 还没有。

But sometimes it could take hours to catch just one flycatcher.

但有时可能需要几个小时才能捕捉到一只捕蝇器。

Darwin's flycatcher, a creature that helped inspire Darwin's theory on evolution 188 years ago, sits perched on the edge of extinction.

达尔文霸鹟，这是一种188年前帮助启发达尔文进化论的生物，现在正处于灭绝的边缘。

They determined that warmer winters can boost resident great tit numbers—increasing the chance of flycatcher slaughter.

他们确定，温暖的冬天可以增加常驻山雀的数量——增加捕蝇器被屠杀的机会。

For an olive-sided flycatcher, migration can be a marathon.

对于橄榄面鹟来说，迁徙可能是一场马拉松。

They strung up fine mist nests and played flycatcher calls from speakers hidden in the bushes underneath the decoy.

他们架起细密的雾巢，并用隐藏在诱饵下方灌木丛中的扬声器播放捕蝇器的叫声。

Finally, there were the " strangers, " birds that received little to no Google interest anywhere, including the Hammond's flycatcher and the Brewer's sparrow.

最后，还有" 陌生" 鸟类别，这类鸟无论在何地谷歌的搜索记录都很少，这类鸟包括哈蒙德的捕蝇鸟和布鲁尔的麻雀。

Olive-sided flycatchers can be highly sensitive to incursions into their territory, so the scientists lured the birds with fake avian rivals.

橄榄面鹟对侵入其领地的行为非常敏感，因此科学家们用假鸟类竞争对手来引诱这些鸟。

For a species called pied flycatchers that migrate from west Africa, things can get be deadly if they end up nesting in the wrong spot.

对于从西非迁徙而来的一种叫做花斑鹟的物种来说，如果它们最终在错误的地点筑巢， 事情就会变得致命。

The researchers used clear plastic cord -- designed for making beaded jewelry -- to fashion tiny flycatcher harnesses, each bearing a geolocator tag.

研究人员使用专为制作串珠首饰而设计的透明塑料绳来制作微型捕蝇器吊带，每根吊带上都带有地理定位标签。

The scientists hoped that if a real flycatcher was in the area, it would fly at the wooden interloper and wind up in their nets.

科学家们希望，如果该地区有真正的鹟，它会飞向木制闯入者并最终落入他们的网中。

The second time around, the birds were warier and less responsive to the scientists' trickery, so the researchers spent hours watching flycatcher nests.

第二次，鸟类变得更加警惕，对科学家的诡计反应迟钝，因此研究人员花了几个小时观察鹟的巢穴。