takahe

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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.

takahe commonName takahe self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: takahē
this entity surface form: South Island takahē