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Porphyrio hochstetteri
Takahe
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Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy
ID: 6666 6666 0913 0040 (2013-09-03)Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences
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date of photo Jan 30, 2012
location
Zealandia at Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, North Island (New Zealand)notes The Takahē or South Island Takahē, Porphyrio hochstetteri is a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand and belonging to the rail family. It was thought to be extinct after the last four known specimens were taken in 1898. However, after a carefully planned search effort the bird was rediscovered by Geoffrey Orbell near Lake Te Anau in the Murchison Mountains, South Island, on 20 November 1948. Zealandia, formerly known as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected natural area in Wellington, New Zealand, where the biodiversity of 225 ha of forest is being restored.CalAcademy slide # Takahe (rare) 120130 _D339881 photo category: Animal - Bird
original filename: Takahe (rare) 120130 _D339881.jpg
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