Listen to the North Island kōkako
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About the North Island kōkako
The North Island kōkako is a bird in the family Callaeidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the North Island kōkako sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as kokako-song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The North Island kōkako (Callaeas wilsoni) is a forest bird endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is grey in colour, with a small black mask. Adults have distinctive blue wattles, earning the species the moniker of blue-wattled crow, though they are not corvids. The name "kōkako" comes from its vocalization: the bird's main call has been described as a "slow, rich 'ko-ka-ko-o-o-o', trailing off at the end".
More from the family Callaeidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a North Island kōkako sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the North Island kōkako on this page, including its kokako-song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the North Island kōkako endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the North Island kōkako as “least concern”.
What family does the North Island kōkako belong to?
The North Island kōkako (Callaeas wilsoni) belongs to the family Callaeidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Kokako-song – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q12255595 – CC0
- Wikipedia: North Island kōkako – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by doug mak from San Francisco – CC BY-SA 2.0