South Island takahē Facts for Kids | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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The takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri), also known as the South Island takahē or notornis, is a flightless bird[1] indigenous to New Zealand[2], and the largest living member of the rail family[3]. First encountered by Europeans in 1847, just four specimens were collected in the 19th century. After the final bird was captured in 1898, and no more were to be found, the species was presumed extinct. Fifty years later, however, after a carefully planned search, takahē were dramatically rediscovered in 1948 by Geoffrey Orbell in an isolated valley in the South Island[4]s Murchison Mountains[5]. The species is now managed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, whose Takahē Recovery Programme maintains populations on several offshore islands as well as Takahē Valley. It has now been reintroduced to a second mainla...