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    • Pūkeko (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus) eating grass.
    Rights: Public domain Published 31 January 2019 Size: 2.8 MB Referencing Hub media

    The pūkeko is widespread throughout New Zealand. Pūkeko share some physical features with takahē but are only about half their size.

    Photo by Bernard Spragg.

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      The takahē’s evolutionary history

      Scientifically, takahē have been something of a mystery. For several decades, it was assumed that takahē were extinct in both the North and South Islands – until being rediscovered in 1948. There ...

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