The takahē’s strong beak is essential for cutting and stripping tough tussock grasses.
Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) once lived throughout the South Island. Their original habitats were the bushy edges of lowland swamps and...
Takahē once lived throughout Te Waipounamu South Island. Māori reported that their night cry sounded like the striking of two...
Takahē are one of New Zealand’s conservation success stories. Their conservation status has moved from extinct to nationally vulnerable in...
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