part of nidopallium high vocal center BTO:0003390 BrendaTissueOBO HVC HVC is a nucleus in the brain of the songbirds (order passeriformes) necessary for both the learning and the production of bird song. It is located in the lateral caudal nidopallium and has projections to both the direct and the anterior forebrain pathways. higher vocal centre hyperstriatum ventrale pars caudale telencephalic song nucleus HVC