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Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri)

Courting pair of Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetter) on Kāpiti Island

The takahē is a flightless land bird endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand. This is Bargie (male bird on left) and Ihi, a courting pair photographed on Kāpiti Island in 2016.

Rights: Geoff de Lisle
Published: 2 February 2019,Updated: 2 February 2019Size: 97.98 KB