Listen to the southern brown kiwi
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About the southern brown kiwi
The southern brown kiwi is a bird in the family Apterygidae (order Apterygiformes). Wikidata describes it as “New Zealand endemic bird species”. Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “vulnerable”. Adults weigh around 2.5 kg.
What does the southern brown kiwi 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 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 southern brown kiwi, tokoeka, or common kiwi (Apteryx australis) is a species of kiwi from South Island of New Zealand. Until 2000 it was considered conspecific with the North Island brown kiwi, and still is by some authorities.
Related birds in the genus Apteryx
Frequently asked questions
What does a southern brown kiwi sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the southern brown kiwi on this page, including its 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 southern brown kiwi endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the southern brown kiwi as “vulnerable”.
What family does the southern brown kiwi belong to?
The southern brown kiwi (Apteryx australis) belongs to the family Apterygidae in the order Apterygiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Ocean beach, Stewart Island… by ZHANG Shen – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q667778 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Southern brown kiwi – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Glen Fergus – CC BY-SA 2.5