A rather rare bird, and confined to a limited area of Fiordland.
A special permit is needed to visit these areas.
The takahe, a flightless bird of New Zealand, can grow to about 63 cm in length and weigh up to 4kg.
The Takahe bird.
They are being protected in Fiordland National Park
the kiwi,tui,weta,pukeko,kea,kakapo and the takahe
Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
Was it the Takahe? Re-discovered by Doctor George Orbell.
kakapo, Chatham Albatross, takahe, kaki, kaka
A flightless New Zealand bird with a long beak is a Kiwi.
Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
in I948 the Takahe, a bird thought to be extinct was discovered in New Zealand by ornithologist Dr G.B. Orbell.
The kakapo is a bird in New Zealand that cannot fly. It is the world's only flightless parrot, and critically endangered. The kiwi is possibly the best known flightless bird in New Zealand. Other New Zealand birds that cannot fly include the Takahe, Auckland Island teal and Weka.
The takahe is a large, flightless bird belonging to the rail family. It is endemic to New Zealand and was thought to be extinct but was rediscovered by Geoffrey Orbell in the Murchinson mountains in 1948.