NZ Wildlife
Tūī
Tūī
New Zealand bird calls

Tūī

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Famous for complex song with clicks, bell-like notes and mimicry. Two voice boxes let it sing two notes at once.

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Photo: Charles J. Sharp, “Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) Tiritiri Matangi” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source. Resized for this site.

Audio: © Crown Copyright / Department of Conservation (NZ), “Tui song 42” · CC BY 4.0 · source. Re-encoded to AAC.