Beak wiping stereotypies are correlated with neophobia and lack of enrichment in captive house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
Danna F. Masri, William J. Frazier, Melanie G. Kimball, Christine R. Lattin
This study finds that beak wiping stereotypies in captive house sparrows correlate with neophobia and are reduced by environmental enrichment.
Behavioural Brain Research · Jan 31, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition