AviaNZ Overview

The AviaNZ project is a collaboration between mathematicians, data scientists, and conservation biologists, to enable acoustic recordings of birdsong to be turned into reliable estimates of abundance. We are interested in every part of the process:

❖ how to deploy acoustic recorders for different species,

❖ how to turn the recordings into data both manually and automatically,

❖ how to deal with noise and environmental sounds in the data,

❖ how to translate the number of calls into estimates of abundance with statistical reliability,

❖ how to apply this to a variety of bird species, principally in New Zealand, but also overseas

We work with many groups, from Ngapuhi, through the Department of Conservation and Nga Whenua Rahui, to local community groups in many areas.

We are funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund, the National Science Challenge on Science for Technological Innovation, Te Punaha Matatini, the Kiwi Recovery Group, and Department of Conservation (DOC).

Core Members

AviaNZ project is developing with contribution and collaboration from academic researchers to the professional practitioners, whanau/hapu/iwi, and other community members/groups.

Alberto De Rosa

PhD Candidate

Wildlife and Ecology Group, Massey University, Palmerston North This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Isabel Castro

Project leader and researcher

Associate Professor in Ecology/Zoology, Wildlife and Ecology Group, Massey University, Palmerston North This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Julius Juodakis

PhD Candidate

School of Mathematics and Statistics, Victoria University of Wellington This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Nirosha Priyadarshani

Researcher

Post-doctoral Fellow in Data Science, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Victoria University of Wellington This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Stephen Marsland

Project leader and researcher

Professor of Mathematics and Data Science, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Victoria University of Wellington This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Virginia Listanti

PhD Candidate

School of Mathematics and Statistics, Victoria University of Wellington This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Whanau

Alex White

Master's Student

School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Andrew Digby

Science Advisor, Kākāpō/Takahē, Department of Conservation, Wellington

BJ Black

Kai Mahi

Kaingahoa Marae, Rāwhiti

Benjamin Yen

Acoustic Research Centre, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland

Dean Anderson

Manaaki Whenua, Landcare Research

Dimitri Ponirakis

Applications Programmer, Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Emma Feenstra

PhD Candidate

Massey University, Albany Auckland This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Emma Williams

Research Assistant, Department of Conservation

Halema Jamieson

Scientific Officer - Ecology, Taranaki Regional Council

Hinemoana Black

Kai Mahi

Kaingahoa Marae, Rāwhiti

Holger Klink

Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Hui Jiang

Master's student

Mechatronics Engineering, University of Auckland This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

James Mortimer

Department of Conservation

Janneke Klute

Intern

Wildlife and Ecology Group, Massey Universit, Palmerston North This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Jason Taiaroa

Otaranoho kawenata

Leanne Bradbury

Kai Mahi

Moira Pryde

Technical Advisor, Science and Policy, Department of Conservation, Wellington

Monika Nowicki

Kai Mahi

Zealandia, Ecosanctuary

Rachel Fewster

Department of Statistics, University of Auckland, Auckland

Rana Rewha

Kai Mahi

Kaingahoa Marae, Rāwhiti

Rebecca Huistra

Intern (2018)

Stadhuisstraat 18, 1315 HC Almere, The Netherlands This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Rebecca Stirnemann

Mid-North Island, Regional Manager, Forest and Bird

Richard Brown

Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North

Richard Witehira

Whanau/hapu/iwi liaison

Ngati Kuta/Te Patukeha Hapu Te Rawhiti, Ipipiri (Bay of Islands) Northland This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Rogan Colbourne

Technical Advisor, Department of Conservation, Wellington