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North Island Takahe

Porphyrio mantelli (Owen, R 1848)

The North Island takahē is an extinct rail that was found in the North Island of New Zealand. This flightless species is known from subfossils from a number of archeological sites and from one possible 1894 record. It appeared to have been even larger than the South Island takahē and, if it did survive until the 1890s, would have been the largest rail in historic times. The decline of the species has generally been attributed to the increasing incursion of forest into the alpine grasslands through the Holocene, although hunting by the Māori also played a major role. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Porphyrio
Scientific:
  Porphyrio mantelli

Original description

Citation:
  (Owen, R 1848)

Reference:
   Trans. Zool. Soc. London 3 p.347 pl.56 fig.7-13

Protonym:
  Notornis Mantelli

Type locality:
  Type a skull from volcanic sand deposits near Waingongoro, South Island, New Zealand.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12863507

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  027313B6C72F4909

Avibase ID:
  avibase-027313B6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/027313B6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562423


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Porphyrio mantelli: Formerly North I. (New Zealand). Extinct ca 1894
Source: Clements checklist
English:
North Island Takahe
Catalan:
Takahe de l'illa Nord
Czech:
slípka takahe
Danish:
Takahe
German:
Nordinseltakahe
Spanish:
Calamón Takahe de la Isla Norte
Spanish (Spain):
Calamón Takahe de la Isla Norte
Finnish:
pohjoissaarentakahe
French:
Talève mohoau
Croatian:
novozelandska sultanka
Hungarian:
északi-szigeti takahe
Icelandic:
Beykihæna
Italian:
Mohoau
Japanese (romaji):
takahe
Japanese:
タカヘ
Lithuanian:
trumpasparnė sultonvištė
Dutch:
Noordereilandtakahe
Norwegian:
Nordtakahe
Polish:
takahe północny
Portuguese:
takahe
Portuguese (Portugal):
caimão-takahe-do-norte
Russian:
Мохау
Slovak:
sultánka takahe
Serbian:
Severni takahe (izumro)
Swedish:
nordötakahe
Ukrainian:
Такахе пінічний
Chinese:
巨水鸡
Chinese (Traditional):
北島青水雞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Takahe (North Island) ( Porphyrio mantelli mantelli) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Takahe (North Island) ( Porphyrio mantelli mantelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Porphyrio mantelli mantelli [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Mohoau ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
North Island Takahe ( Porphyrio mantelli) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Porphyrio mantelli [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Porphyrio [mantelli or hochstetteri] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Azerbaijani: şimal takahesi
Bengali: িঈত্তয দ্বীম঩য তাকাম঴
Bengali (transliteration): uttara dbīpēra tākāhē
Catalan: Takahe de l'illa Nord
Czech: slípka takahe
Danish: Takahe
German: Nordinseltakahe, Nordinsel-Takahe, Takahe
English: Mohoau, North Island Takahe, North Island Takahé, Takahe, Takahe (North Island)
English, HBW: North Island Takahe
English (IOC): North Island Takahe
English (United States): North Island Takahe
Esperanto: Mantella porfirio, Mantell-porfirio, Nordinsula takaheo, takahea porfirio, Takaheo
Spanish: Calamón Takahe, Calamón Takahe de la Isla Norte
Spanish (Spain): Calamón Takahe de la Isla Norte
Spanish (HBW): North Island Takahe
Estonian: suur-sultantait, takaahe (suur-sultantait)
Finnish: isosulttaanikana, isosulttaanikana (takahe), Pohjoissaarentakahe
French: Talève mohoau, Talève takahé, Talève takahé (mantelli)
Croatian: novozelandska sultanka
Hungarian: északi-szigeti takahe
Icelandic: Beykihæna
Italian: *Takahe, Mohoau, Takahe
Japanese (romaji): takahe
Japanese: タカヘ
Kazakh: солтүстік аралдық такахе
Kirghiz: Жаны Зеландия суутартары, суутартар такахе
Scientific: Notornis Hochstetteri, Notornis Mantelli, Notornis mantelli mantelli, Porphyrio hochstetteri, Porphyrio hochstetteri hochstetteri, Porphyrio mantelli, Porphyrio mantelli mantelli
Lithuanian: trumpasparnė sultonvištė
Maori: Moho
Dutch: Noordereilandtakahe, Takahe
Norwegian: Nordtakahe, Takahe
Polish: takahe, takahe północny
Portuguese: *Takahe, takahe
Portuguese (Portugal): caimão-takahe-do-norte
Russian: Бескрылая султанка, Мохау, Такахе
Slovak: sultánka takahe
Serbian: Severna takahe, Severni takahe (izumro)
Swedish: Mohoau, nordötakahe
Turkish: Kuzey Adası sazhorozu
Tatar: Яңа Зеландия солтан кошы
Ukrainian: Такахе пінічний
Chinese: 巨水鸡
Chinese (Traditional): 北島青水雞

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