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What animals are found in new zealand?

the kiwi,tui,weta,pukeko,kea,kakapo and the takahe


What is the size of a takahe?

The takahe, a flightless bird of New Zealand, can grow to about 63 cm in length and weigh up to 4kg.


A New Zealand endangered native similar to Pukeko in shape and colouring but stockier starting with t?

The Takahe bird.


What are predators of 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.


What does Takahe bird lives?

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.


What are some endangered native New Zealand birds?

kakapo, Chatham Albatross, takahe, kaki, kaka


What new Zealand flightless bird was rediscovered in 1977?

Was it the Takahe? Re-discovered by Doctor George Orbell.


What habitat does the Takahe live in?

No. The Kea is endemic to New Zealand. Native refers to somthing that originated in a certain place but can be found in other places. Endemic means the thing is only found in that place. The Kea is only found it the Southern Alps in Fiordland NZ.


What is a flightless New Zealand bird with a long beak?

A flightless New Zealand bird with a long beak is a Kiwi.


What are predators of 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.


Where can you find the Takahe in new zealand?

A rather rare bird, and confined to a limited area of Fiordland. A special permit is needed to visit these areas.


In 1948 a flightless bird was rediscovered?

in I948 the Takahe, a bird thought to be extinct was discovered in New Zealand by ornithologist Dr G.B. Orbell.