Te Reo Manu

Learn to speak the language of birds

Aotearoa's birds each sing their own language. The tūī is the most complex vocalist — 36,268 syllables across five types, combined in patterns that are 44.2% predictable (v2 classifier; not directly comparable to prior estimates — see Methodology).

Can you learn to read the language of birds?

Te reo Māori translations are interpretive, not standardised ornithological terminology. Data from 232 A-quality Xeno-Canto tūī recordings.