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The takahe is a large, flightless bird belonging to the rail family. It is endemic to New Zealand and was thought to be extinct but was rediscovered by Geoffrey Orbell in the Murchinson mountains in 1948.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoTakahe only live in New Zealand, where they were once found throughout the islands. Only the South Island takahe still exists. This flightless bird's natural habitat is now restricted to the Murchison mountains in Fiordland National Park, where they inhabit alpine tussock grasslands and red tussock river flats. During winter, when these regions are covered in snow banks, the birds move into the nearby beech forest.
In an effort to protect the remaining takahe, a captive breeding programme has involved relocating birds to several other areas where there is grassland interspersed with mixed lowland native forest.
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∙ 10y agoThe only surviving takahe are found in New Zealand's Fiordland, where they have adapted to survive on snow tussock shoots in summer, and fern rhizomes from the forest in winter.
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Is a takahe a mammal?
No. It is a bird.
What is the size of a takahe?
The takahe, a flightless bird of New Zealand, can grow to about 63 cm in length and weigh up to 4kg.
Nz bird similar to pukeko begins with t?
takahe
A New Zealand endangered native similar to Pukeko in shape and colouring but stockier starting with t?
The Takahe bird.
In 1948 a flightless bird was rediscovered?
in I948 the Takahe, a bird thought to be extinct was discovered in New Zealand by ornithologist Dr G.B. Orbell.
What new Zealand flightless bird was rediscovered in 1977?
Was it the Takahe? Re-discovered by Doctor George Orbell.
What are predators of takahe?
Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
What is a flightless New Zealand bird with a long beak?
A flightless New Zealand bird with a long beak is a Kiwi.
Where can you find the Takahe in new zealand?
A rather rare bird, and confined to a limited area of Fiordland. A special permit is needed to visit these areas.
What are predators of the takahe?
Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
Where the tinamou bird lives?
The tinamou bird lives in the jungles of South America.
What is threatening the Takahe?
People.
