Takahe
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| phylum | Chordata | The Takahē, Notornis, or South Island Takahē is a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand and belonging to the rail family. It was thought to be extinct after the last four known specimens were taken in 1898. However, after a carefully planned search effort the bird was rediscovered by Geoffrey Orbell near Lake Te Anau in the Murchison Mountains, South Island, on 20 November 1948.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Gruiformes | |
| family | Rallidae | |
| genus | Porphyrio | |
| species | P. hochstetteri |
