North Island Takahe - BirdForum Opus

The species North Island Takahe is extinct.

Porphyrio mantelli

Identification

Probably similar to South Island Takahe.

Distribution

Formerly on North Island, New Zealand. A possible record in 1894, otherwise only known from fossil bones.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with South Island Takahe.

Behaviour

Probably flightless.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) North Island Takahe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/North_Island_Takahe

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