Monitoring kererū / kūkū / kūkupa / NZ pigeon

The DOC AI Cam can monitor kererū / New Zealand Pigeon (also known as kūkū or kūkupa in Northland). Although they are generally silent birds, the flapping of their wings makes a distinctive sound and can be identified through the audio monitoring.

The Chatham Islands pigeon or parea is another species of native pigeon to New Zealand. It makes a similar sound to the kererū and so should be able to be identified as well. This hasn't been confirmed yet.

Here is an example of a kererū successfully identified by the DOC AI Cam:

See the full list of birds identified by the DOC AI Cam.