Rails, Crakes & Coots

South Island Takahe

Porphyrio hochstetteri

The South Island Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a 2.5 kg grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Rails, Crakes & Coots

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

2.5 kg

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Photo: (c) Santiago Martín-Bravo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist