Te Papa's Te Taiao exhibition features Aotearoa's extinct birds, and imagines what they would have sounded like in the wild. The bird calls were recreated by sound designers in Wellington, and have featured on Morning Report. Click on the links to hear the calls of the Haast's eagle, moa, Finsch's duck, New Zealand goose, and the huia.

Imagine hearing this sound as the Haast's Eagle swooped down onto its Moa prey.



The sound of the extinct bird was recreated for @Te_Papa's Te Taiao Nature exhibition by Piers Gilbertson, who joined us in the @radionz studio. pic.twitter.com/NFLEtnkgcc — Morning Report (@NZMorningReport) May 6, 2019

Yesterday we heard from Haasts' eagle and today it is the moa!



All species of moa became extinct within a few centuries of humans arrival to Aotearoa, but we can hear the giant bird's call today thanks to the team at @Te_Papa pic.twitter.com/EUaXg973oj — Morning Report (@NZMorningReport) May 7, 2019

Here's a bird you've probably not heard of, and won't have heard in the wild.



The Finsch's Duck features in @Te_Papa's Te Taiao exhibition. Here's a recreation of what it would have sounded like. pic.twitter.com/FRIgS7meSZ — Morning Report (@NZMorningReport) May 8, 2019

What was that noise before the pips earlier? The latest from @Te_Papa's extinct bird recreations.



Today: The New Zealand Goose. Māori are thought to have called it "tarepo". pic.twitter.com/PMeL0ihRcK — Morning Report (@NZMorningReport) May 9, 2019