Takahē: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the takahē lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Porphyrio hochstetteri
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	2.67 kg (male organism, adult weight); 2.27 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Gruiformes
Family	Rallidae

Where does the takahē live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the takahē in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to New Zealand.

New Zealand

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a takahē?

Wikidata records the following for the takahē: mass 2.67 kg (male organism, adult weight); 2.27 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the takahē endangered?

The takahē’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the takahē?

The takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a bird in the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae, genus Porphyrio. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the takahē

The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family. It is often known by the abbreviated name takahē, which it shares with the recently (14th century) extinct North Island takahē. The two takahē species are also known as notornis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Takahē (revision 1380440159), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q212302 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).