Taxonomy: Order Gruiformes >> Family Rallidae >> Genus Porphyrio
| South Island Takahe (Unique ID: 7418)
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Species: South Island Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
Location: Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand
Age: adult Plumage: basic/year-round Activity: perching/standing
Sex: --- Visibility: partial body Quantity: single
Special Traits: endemic
Photographer: Judd Patterson Date: October 18, 2013
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Canon 500mm f/4L IS Megapixels: 11.4
Notes: This species was recently split from the North Island Takahe (P. mantelli), which has been extinct since 1894. This individual is a member of a population introduced from South Island in an attempt to preserve this critically endangered species.
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