Come and learn about tūī, the vocal gymnasts of New Zealand!

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Links:
tūī vocalisation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqw9LvW2nvw

tūī mimicking human speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij78s460oQM


References:

Hill, S. D. (2011). The vocalisation of tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae): a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand (Doctoral dissertation, Massey University).

Hill, S. D. (2014). Influences of environmental and biological factors on song complexity in songbirds. Massey University.

Hill, S. D., Amiot, C., Ludbrook, M. R., & Ji, W. (2015). Seasonal variation in the song structure of tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 39(1), 110-115.

Hill, S. D., Brunton, D. H., Anderson, M. G., & Ji, W. (2018). Fighting talk: complex song elicits more aggressive responses in a vocally complex songbird. Ibis, 160(2), 257-268.

Hill, S. D., & Ji, W. (2013). Microgeographic variation in song phrases of tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae). Notornis, 60(3), 262-264.

Hill, S. D., & Ji, W. (2014). Categorisation of common syllable types in the complex vocalisations of tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae). Notornis, 61(1), 54-56.

Hill, S. D., Ji, W., Parker, K. A., Amiot, C., & Wells, S. J. (2013). A comparison of vocalisations between mainland tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) and Chatham Island tui (P. n. chathamensis). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 214-223.

Hill, S. D., Pawley, M. D., Anderson, M. G., & Ji, W. (2018). Higher song complexity and intruder pressure at dawn in a vocally complex songbird. Emu-Austral Ornithology, 118(2), 147-157.