takahe
E46696
The takahē is a large, flightless, and brightly colored rail endemic to New Zealand, once thought extinct and now the focus of intensive conservation efforts.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| takahē | 48 | 0 |
| South Island takahē | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
→
endemic species → flightless bird → rail → |
| billColor | red → |
| binomialName |
Porphyrio
→
surface form:
Porphyrio hochstetteri
|
| bodySize | large → |
| class | Aves → |
| clutchSize | 1–3 eggs → |
| commonName |
takahe
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
South Island takahē
takahē → |
| conservationMethod |
captive breeding
→
translocation to predator-free islands → |
| conservationStatus | Endangered → |
| country | New Zealand → |
| diet | herbivorous → |
| endemicTo | New Zealand → |
| family | Rallidae → |
| flightCapability | flightless → |
| genus | Porphyrio → |
| habitat |
alpine grasslands
→
tussock grasslands → |
| hasSubspecies | none currently recognized → |
| historicalRange |
South Island
→
surface form:
South Island of New Zealand
|
| iucnStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
→
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia → |
| legColor | red → |
| managedBy |
Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
→
surface form:
New Zealand Department of Conservation
|
| nativeTo |
South Island
→
surface form:
South Island of New Zealand
|
| order | Gruiformes → |
| phylum | Chordata → |
| plumageColor |
blue-green
→
brightly colored → |
| primaryFood |
sedges
→
tussock grasses → |
| rediscoveredAt | Murchison Mountains → |
| rediscoveredIn | 1948 → |
| relatedTo |
Australasian swamphen
→
Australasian swamphen →
surface form:
Pūkeko (Porphyrio melanotus)
|
| reproduction | ground nester → |
| socialStructure | monogamous pairs → |
| subjectOf | intensive conservation program → |
| symbolOf | New Zealand conservation success → |
| taxonRank | species → |
| thoughtExtinct | true → |
| threat |
habitat loss
→
introduced predators → |
| vernacularNameLanguage | Māori → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
takahē
this entity surface form:
South Island takahē