Pamela Moresby
This is a New Zealand Takahe, a very rare and endangered bird. It looks like a Pukako but it isn’t. It’s a stocky build and there is different colours on the back.
Unlike the Pukako, it can not fly at all. Takahe birds has more colours than Pukakos. They come from the South Island and are used to cold, wet and damp weather. They live in alpine environments. They are at risk from introduced predators, rats, mice, stoats, cats, dogs. Their numbers got so low that there was only 4 of them left. So now they are on bird sanctuaries such as Tiritiri Matangi Island and other places. I took my photo of this bird on Tiritiri Matangi Island
What an interesting bird the fearhers are so coloful
Awesome! I really wanna go there!
You are most welcome and thanks
Amazing bird!
It’ is , thanks for your comments
Amazing photo
thanks Olga
What a strange bird but so cool!
thanks Carol