Acoustic data provides a great way to monitor bird populations. In this teaching resource, Monika Nowicki guides children through the ideas behind listening to, and looking at, birdsong.
The information found on this webpage is part of a teaching module at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne for school students up to (and including) intermediate. For bookings, contact Zealandia Education directly ph. (04) 920 9204 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Presentation given during school visit to Zealandia (to view this Powerpoint presentation, click on this link: PDF
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- Online follow-up sessions. Each topic includes a short educational film to watch, brainstorm questions to discuss, and activities.
This resource was developed in conjunction with (and partly funded by) Zealandia.
Film credits
AviaNZ Research Group, Ponui Island
Colin and Kiwifruit video - Remutaka Conservation Trust
Photo credits
Litte Spotted Kiwi: By Kimberley Collins - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77609526
Flying Kākā: By Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101245244
New Zealand Falcon: By Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK - New Zealand Falcon, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64140391
Saddleback: By Duncan Wright - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2997330
Tūī: By I, Tony Wills, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7807217
Scrapping Kākā: By Kate Macbeth - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79568115
Sparrow: By Peter P. Othagoer - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76252576
Eastern Rosella: By Patrick Kavanagh - https://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_k59/36771792241/in/dateposted/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62106561
Adult Kākā: By Judi Lapsley Miller - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71562491
Human Larynx: By Alan Hoofring (Illustrator) - This image was released by the National Cancer Institute, an agency part of the National Institutes of Health, with the ID 4357 (image) (next)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24052144
Hihi: By Judi Lapsley Miller - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86013298
Long-tailed Cuckoo: By J. G. Keulemans delt. & lith. [Plate XIV, 1888]. - Alexander Turnbull Library, URL [1], Reference No.PUBL-0012-14, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1662077
Titipounamu: By Chris Gee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78405254
Bird Shapes: https://az.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/hero_mobile/public/bird_shapes.png?itok=ynMZBzRw
Black-backed Gull: By Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand - Black-backed gull New Zealand., PDM-owner, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=103432319
Kingfisher: By Sid Mosdell from New Zealand - Kingfisher, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70734965
Kākāriki: By Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91122901
References
https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/birdsong/
Lovette, I. J. & Fitzpatrick, J. W. (Eds.). (2016). The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Handbood of Bird Biology (3rd ed.). Cornell University.
All other photos and film clips are my own.
