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Takahe

Porphyrio hochstetteri

Description:

This endangered ground bird was spotted in Te Anau, New Zealand

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Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Perhaps you could add the wiki link for further information as it is fascinating to read about how the bird was considered extinct, re-discovered and how ongoing debate centers on how to conserve the population. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takah%C4%93...

Mark Bolnik
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Mark Bolnik

Southland, New Zealand

Spotted on Jan 5, 2015
Submitted on Feb 2, 2015

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