Recorded by Professor Dianne Brunton in 2011.

Saddleback on Hen Island

Recorded by Professor Dianne Brunton in 2004

Tuis on Little Barrier Island

Recorded by Professor Dianne Brunton in 2013.

Female bellbirds chorusing on Lady Alice Island

Tui, the native honeyeater is well known for its aggressiveness. They also possess very complex vocalisations. Tui have a very large repertoire of songs and syllables. Studying urban tui, we have recorded over 400 syllables and the list is still growing. You can imagine how many different songs such a large number of syllables can make. Here we give some examples of same tui can have different songs and calls. Different tui at the same location also sing differently. Tui from different locations can have unique syllables and  phrases which forms song dialects . Songs recorded during research by Dr Weihong Ji .

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