What does Takahe bird lives?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Takahe only live in New Zealand, where they were once found throughout the islands. Only the South Island takahe still exists. This flightless bird's natural habitat is now restricted to the Murchison mountains in Fiordland National Park, where they inhabit alpine tussock grasslands and red tussock river flats. During winter, when these regions are covered in snow banks, the birds move into the nearby beech forest.

In an effort to protect the remaining takahe, a captive breeding programme has involved relocating birds to several other areas where there is grassland interspersed with mixed lowland native forest.

Answer 3

The only surviving takahe are found in New Zealand's Fiordland, where they have adapted to survive on snow tussock shoots in summer, and fern rhizomes from the forest in winter.