Species profile
South Island Takahe
Porphyrio hochstetteri
Quick answer
Mts. of s South I. (New Zealand). Endangered.
- Scientific name
- Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Family
- Rallidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Genus
- Porphyrio
- Conservation status
- Endangered
Recording South Island Takahe in your journal
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