This protocol provides guidelines for undertaking kororā/little penguin monitoring and includes best practice guidelines for marking kororā (as recognised by DOC).

Penguin monitoring hazard information and health and safety considerations for penguin related field work.

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to upload kororā/Little penguin microchipping and resighting data to FALCON, the Department of Conservation Wildlife Marking Office System that tracks marked birds, pinnipeds and bats.

When it is difficult to determine what is in the nest box or burrow, playing a Kororā song from your phone can elicit a response particularly during the pre-breeding season. You can download a recording from an Otago Kororā below or a recording of Kororā elsewhere in New Zealand from the New Zealand Birds Online website.