Kākāpō sound recordings

Listen to or download recordings of Kākāpō song.

Male kākāpō song (MP3, 2,102K)
2 minute 14 second recording of an adult male kākāpō giving calls presumably to attract female.

Male kākāpō song (MP3, 2,361K)
2 minute 30 second recording of adult male kākāpō giving territorial calls. Screaming in answer to playback of booming call played through amplifier.

Female kākāpō song (MP3, 1,396K)
1 minute 28 second recording of an adult female kākāpō.

Learn more

Kākāpō recovery programme website

Contacts

Phone 0800 DOC HOTline (0800 362 468) 24 hour emergency number to report:

Sick or injured wildlife
Whale or dolphin strandings

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