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Porphyrio hochstetteri (Takahe)

Synonyms: Notornis hochstetteri (homotypic); Notornis mantelli mantelli; Porphyrio mantelli mantelli

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Porphyrio hochstetteri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
60
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 12.3035
EDGE Score: 4.66747
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  5.445 lbs (2.47 kg)
Female Weight [3]  5.00 lbs (2.268 kg)
Male Weight [3]  5.893 lbs (2.673 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [3]  17.9 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  10 %
Diet - Plants [2]  50 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  30 %
Forages - Understory [2]  40 %
Forages - Ground [2]  60 %
Female Maturity [1]  0 years 12 months
Clutch Size [5]  2
Clutches / Year [1]  2
Incubation [4]  30 days
Maximum Longevity [4]  20 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fiordland National Park II 3106115 New Zealand  
Te Wahipounamu—South West New Zealand World Heritage Site 6424740 New Zealand  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
New Zealand New Zealand Yes

Prey / Diet

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4New Zealand Department of Conservation
♦ 5BirdLife International (2012) Species factsheet: Porphyrio hochstetteri. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 09/09/2012
♦ 6Baber, M.J.; Craig, J.L. 2003. The relationship between foraging behaviour and habitat use by South Island takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) on Tiritiri Matangi Island. Notornis 50(2): 59-66.
♦ 7Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0