Sounding out the nest : unobtrusive localisation of North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) incubation burrows

Investigates the extent to which it is practical to find North Island brown kiwi incubation burrows based on remote monitoring, motivated by anecdotal reports that incubating males call close to their incubation burrow on first emergence. Tests this observation, then uses it to demonstrate how a combination of acoustic recorders, human listening, and trail cameras can be deployed to locate the burrow with minimal disturbance, based on the male’s first call of the night. Outlines a workflow for the method based on the authors' experience and discusses how it can be made more efficient and usable in the future. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.