Kākā sound recordings
Listen to or download recordings of kākā song.
North Island kākā
North Island kākā song (MP3, 1,382K)
1 minute 28 second recording of North Island kākā song.
South Island kākā
South Island kākā song (MP3, 2,540K)
2 minute 41 second recording of South Island kākā song.
The call for each subspecies varies regionally (they have distinct dialects). Kākā are acknowledged as one of the most musical of all parrots with a variety of melodic whistles and warbles sitting along more typical parrot-like screeches.