South Island Takahe
Porphyrio hochstetteri
IUCN: Endangered
Taxonomy
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Porphyrio
- eBird Code
- takahe3
Distribution
mountains of southern South Island (New Zealand); reintroduced to several offshore islands and mainland sanctuaries, including on North Island; endangered
Vocalizations
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.