#069 Listening to the Bush: Dr Daniella Teixeira on Decoding the Secret Language of Black Cockatoos

What does the Australian bush actually sound like. and what can it tell us about the species trying to survive in it?In this episode, Mark sits down with Dr Daniella Teixeira, an acoustic ecologist at the Queensland University of Technology, whose research uses sound recordings to study wildlife across Australia, with a particular focus on the endangered black cockatoo.Daniella walks through the tiny remote recorders capturing months of forest audio, how AI is transforming the way researchers identify species from sound, and new research suggesting individual black cockatoos may each have their own distinguishable "voice."The conversation ranges from the dawn chorus and parrot mimicry to a brand-new mangrove project that will take her acoustic research underwater for the first time, plus how citizen scientists can already get involved counting glossy black cockatoos, with new tools on the way to help identify bird calls online.More Informationhttps://www.daniellateixeira.com/https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/profile/112/daniella-teixeiraIf you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts.Leave us a review and share this show with your friends.It really helps us to reach more citizen scientists, like you.Contact the ShowWe are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events.You can email us at: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.