Listen to the takahē
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About the takahē
The takahē is a bird in the family Rallidae (order Gruiformes). Wikidata describes it as “flightless bird from New Zealand”. Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “endangered”. Adults weigh around 2.7 kg.
What does the takahē sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Porphyrio
More from the family Rallidae
Eurasian coot
Fulica atra
Common moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Corn crake
Crex crex
Water rail
Rallus aquaticus
Spotted crake
Porzana porzana
Baillon's crake
Zapornia pusilla
White-breasted waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
American coot
Fulica americana
Weka
Gallirallus australis
Ruddy-breasted crake
Zapornia fusca
Frequently asked questions
What does a takahē sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the takahē on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the takahē endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the takahē as “endangered”.
What family does the takahē belong to?
The takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources & credits
- Porphyrio hochstetteri - Takahe-song-10 by Department of Conservation – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Porphyrio hochstetteri - Takahe-song-12 by Department of Conservation – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q212302 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Takahē – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Porphyrio_hochstetteri_-Tiritiri_Matangi_Island-8b.jpg : Ashleigh Thompson derivative work: Snowmanradio ( talk ) – CC BY 2.0