The takahē, also known as the South Island takahē or notornis, is a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand, and the largest living member of the rail family. It was hunted extensively by Māori, but was not named and described by Europeans until 1847, and then only from fossil bones. In 1850 a living bird was captured, and three more collected in the 19th century. After another bird was captured in 1898, and no more were to be found, the species was presumed extinct. Fifty years later, however, after a carefully planned search, takahē were dramatically rediscovered in 1948 by Geoffrey Orbell in an isolated valley in the South Island's Murchison Mountains. The species is now managed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, whose Takahē Recovery Programme maintains populations on several offshore islands as well as Takahē Valley. It has now been reintroduced to a second mainland site in Kahurangi National Park. Although takahē are still a threatened species, their NZTCS status was downgraded in 2016 from Nationally Critical to Nationally Vulnerable. The population is 418 and is growing by 10 percent per year. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Meyer, AB 1883)
Reference:
Abbild. Vog.-Skelett.
Lief. 4&5 p.28 pl.34-37
Protonym:
Notornis Hochstetteri
Type locality:
Bare-patch Plains, east of Lake Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35827986
Avibase ID:
6001C6A858D9DDA0
Avibase ID:
avibase-6001C6A8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6001C6A8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 707814
Geographic range:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2015: South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Takahe (South Island) ( Porphyrio mantelli hochstetteri) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Porphyrio mantelli hochstetteri [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Porphyrio mantelli hochstetteri [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): South Island Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri) [version 1] |
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Porphyrio hochstetteri [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Porphyrio hochstetteri [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Porphyrio [mantelli or hochstetteri]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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