Keywords:Alpine zone, Fiordland, Location, Moho, Murchison Mountains, New Zealand, New Zealand wildlife, Notornis, Takahe, Wildlife
Photo Info
Dimensions3072 x 2304
Original file size5.98 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken9-Oct-07 17:08
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon PowerShot A710 IS
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure modeManual
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Takahe mum with chick
Takahe feeding 2 day old chick on nest.br/br/The Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless rail weighing up to 3kg. They were believed extinct until a dramatic rediscovery in 1948 by Geoffrey Orbell, in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland. Endemic to New Zealand, a remnant population still survives in the subalpine grasslands of the Murchison Mountains. There are only 250 birds surviving today with an intensive conservation programme in action to save the takahe from extinction.
