Acoustic Monitoring
Monitoring the Makarora mohua
Mohua are bright yellow forest birds – but despite their eye-catching plumage, they can be tricky to spot flitting high in the forest canopy. Claire Concannon visits the Makarora mohua population… Audio
Our Changing World – Keeping an eye on the Makarora mohua
Mohua yellowheads were once common in Aotearoa forests, but bush clearance and introduced predators mean they're now rare in the ngahere. Claire Concannon meets a team of scientists and… Audio
What bird is that?
An ecologist and a mathematician discover that teaching a computer to recognise bird calls from acoustic recorders is an interesting challenge. Audio
Our Changing World for 10 September 2020
An ecologist and a mathematician are collaborating on open source software called AviaNZ that will allow a computer to identify bird calls. Audio
Tuning into whale song
NIWA marine ecologist Kim Goetz is setting up acoustic monitoring stations in Cook Strait to eavesdrop on whales and dolphins as they migrate through New Zealand waters. Audio