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	Flightless bird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most flightless birds evolved in the absence of predators, on islands, and lost the power of flight because they had few enemies.
		One reason is that until the arrival of humans roughly 1000 years ago, there were no land mammals in New Zealand other than three species of bat; the main predators of flightless birds were larger birds[2].
		The smallest flightless bird is the Inaccessible Island Rail (length 12.5 cm, weight 34.7 g).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flightless_bird (332 words)

	TerraNature \| New Zealand Ecology - Takahe
		Takahe are one of New Zealand's storm-blown land bird migrants from the Australian continent.
		Another three takahe were found the same way, but this was all that was known about the bird in 1900 so it was assumed to be extinct.
		Department of Conservation biologists used their offshore island sanctuary experience in establishing safe habitat for takahe on Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds, Mana and Kapiti Islands north of Wellington off the Wairarapa Coast, and Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf northeast of Auckland.
	www.terranature.org /takahe.htm (930 words)

	List of New Zealand birds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Several species are now confined only to offshore islands, or to fenced "Ecological Islands" from which predators have been eliminated.
		North Island Kokako, Callaeas cinerea wilsoni - endemic - endangered
		North Island Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater - endemic - endangered
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_birds (941 words)

	Takahe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Takahe are classified as an endangered species and are managed by the Department of Conservation.
		A takahe looks similar to the common fl and blue pukeko but is much larger and is green rather than fl over the back.
		Takahe have lived over 20 years in captivity but in the wild few birds reach this age.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-Animals/Takahe.asp (796 words)

	Takahe, Porphyrio mantelli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The second specimen of the Takahe was caught, in 1851, by a Maori on Secretary Island, opposite Deas Cove in Thompson Sound.
		The third example was taken in December, 1879, north of the Mararoa River, three and a half miles east of its tributary the Whitestone, and nine miles south east of the south end of Lake Te Anau.
		The subspecies mantelli of the North Island is extinct.
	www.nzbirds.com /birds/takahe.html (764 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- North Island temperate forests (AA0405)
		The rocks of the North Island’s rugged axial ranges are older, brittle, sedimentary rocks (greywacke and argillite) that broke up into a series of blocks (or ranges) along major fault lines as they were uplifted.
		Pumice and ash deposits are found all over the southern part of the island and various eruptions and seismic events have defined most of the landforms of the central North Island.
		The North Island kokako is an endemic wattlebird whose close relatives North and South Island saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater and P.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0405_full.html (2912 words)

	TerraNature \| New Zealand Ecology - Extinct birds
		The North Is. bush wren was last seen in 1955, and the South Is. subspecies in 1972.
		The takahe is the largest living member of the rail family.
		Takahe were hunted until they were rarely found in the 19th century.
	www.terranature.org /extinctBirds.htm (1373 words)

	Wikipedia: New Zealand birds
		Several species are now confined only to offshore islands, or to fenced "mainland islands" from which predators have been eliminated.
		Consequently New Zealand is today a world leader in the techniques required to bring severely endangered species back from the brink of extinction.
		In some cases (tui, kaka, weka, pukeko, moa, kiwi, kea, kokako, takahe) the Maori name is the common name.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/n/ne/new_zealand_birds.html (380 words)

	DOC Media Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Kina from Maud Island and Kelly from Mana Island, will be the first of five breeding pairs to be introduced into Maungatautari Ecological ‘Island’ to establish a new mainland breeding population, the first of its kind in the North Island.
		The South Island takahe was thought to be extinct until a few birds were spotted in the Murchison Mountains, Fiordland, in 1948.
		Takahe are similar to the common pukeko but are a green-blue colour rather than the fl-blue of the pukeko.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Whats-New/presult.asp?prID=2208 (775 words)

	List of extinct New Zealand animals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Island Kokako, Callaeas cinerea cinerea (Believed extinct from the 1960s, but recent reports suggest a small population may still survive.
		Bell, B.D. A review of the status of New Zealand Leiopelma species (Anura: Leiopelmatidae), including a summary of demographic studies in Coromandel and on Maud Island.
		Worthy, T.H. The Quaternary fossil avifauna of Southland, South Island, New Zealand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_extinct_New_Zealand_animals (455 words)

	Discover Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		North Island Takahe Notornis Mantelli Mantelli 1500 Nz N.I. Is. Sb Ext
		North Island Piopio Turnagra Capensis Tanagra 1955 Nz N.Is. Sb Ext
		Norfolk Island Starling Aplonis fuscus fuscus 1925 Norfolk Is. Sb Ext
	pick18.pick.uga.edu /mp/20q?go=http://www.ornithology.com/extinct.html (2943 words)

	My Kapiti Island Page
		Remote, mysterious and set apart from the North Island by a six km-wide channel, the island is home to an internationally-famed nature reserve, a sanctuary for some of the world's rarest and most endangered birds.
		The kaka is a large parrot belonging to the nestorinae family,The birds are mainly active at night during fine weather or a full moon.
		Takahe The flightless takahe (Porphyrio [Notornis] mantelli) is a colourful green and blue bird with an impressive red beak and short stout legs.
	www.angelfire.com /ak/Paul56/kapiti.html (360 words)

	Recently Extinct Animals - Extinct Birds of New Zealand
		The bird was a flightless, nocturnal native of Stephens Island, New Zealand and fed on insects.
		The Chatham Islands Raven was native to the Chatham Islands (New Zealand).
		The New Zealand Raven was native to the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.
	www.petermaas.nl /extinct/newzealand.htm (2853 words)

	Fossil Evidence
		New Zealand fossils from the Permian Period: Permian rocks are widely distributed in New Zealand's South Island and also occur in the Northland region of the North Island, where they are the oldest known rocks.
		New Zealand fossils from the Oligocene Epoch: Two thirds of modern day New Zealand were submerged during the Oligocene, the movement of the tectonic plates in the north of New Zealand caused big areas of oceanic crust to be subducted, pushed into as well as over the northern and western parts of the North Island.
		There was widespread volcanic activity, particularly in the North Island (although Banks Peninsula and Port Chambers, both volcanic calderas, formed at this time), and both the Southern Alps and the Kaikoura Ranges began to form.
	sci.waikato.ac.nz /evolution/FossilEvidence.shtml (2076 words)

	Takahe Fact Sheet
		Isolation saved the takahe but even in their remote mountains they became threatened, this time by introduced stoats and deer, which ate the takahe's favourite tussock grasses.
		Takahe also eat fern roots, but generally only in winter when the tussock is snowed in.
		Takahe chicks have fl fluffy down (baby feathers) and a fl beak – they get their red beak and beautiful green and blue feathers when they get bigger.
	www.kcc.org.nz /birds/takahe.asp (1259 words)

	Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust
		A pair of the critically endangered takahe has been flown from two off-shore islands to a protected area on Maungatautari Reserve as part of the Department of Conservation’s ongoing recovery plan for the species.
		Seven North Island brown kiwi were released into two pest free enclosures, on the mountain, in 2005.
		Takahe, tuatara and Cook’s petrel are some of the other species which will be translocated to Maungatautari in the next year.
	www.maungatrust.org /news (3542 words)

	Takahe
		However, the species was rediscovered in 1948 in an almost inaccessible valley on South Island.
		A reserve was immediately established, and now there are about 250 takahé living in an approximately 500 square kilometre area.
		The takahé has not bred in captivity and has not been seen on North Island since the late 1800s.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/etakahe.htm (109 words)

	Tiritiri Matangi Island travel guide - Wikitravel
		Some of the species are the little spotted kiwi, takahe, stitchbird, tui, saddleback, North Island robin, brown teal, bellbird and fantail.
		(The Takahe was presumed to be extinct until they were "rediscovered" in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland in 1948).
		The island is situated 30 km NE of Auckland and 4km from the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.
	wikitravel.org /en/Tiritiri_Matangi_Island (591 words)

	Fairy prions returning ‘home’ to Mana Island
		The first of 240 chicks transferred to the island from Takapourewa (Stephens Island) in the Marlborough Sounds over the past three years has returned, heralding the success of a project to recreate a vibrant ecosystem on the island.
		A sound system playing seabird calls at night on the island has failed to lure any fairy prions back until this year, which Dr Miskelly believes is more than mere coincidence.
		It is part of a larger restoration programme for the island, which to date has also seen the introduction of takahe, North Island robin, brown teal, diving petrels, yellow-crowned kakariki, speckled and spotted skinks, Wellington green geckos and flax weevils.
	www.biodiversity.govt.nz /news/media/current/15nov04a.html (558 words)

	The Squalamous Apteryx: An Endangered Species (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Today, the 220 hectare island has been reforested with 3,00,000 trees and is Kiore-free for quite possibly the first time.
		By 1995, 60% of the 220 hectare island was regenerating and supporting large colonies of rare and endangered birds.
		Red-crowned Kakariki, Saddlebacks, Whiteheads, Brown Teal Ducks, Takahe, North Island Robin and Little Spotted Kiwi were moved to the island and continue to breed successfully.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /peter.durant/essays/auckland.htm (335 words)

	Rārangi manu - Wikipedia
		In some cases (tui, kākā, weka, pukeko, moa, kiwi, kea, kokako, takahe) the Māori name is the common name.
		North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli 'North Island',
		South Island kokako, Callaeas cinerea cinerea, Probably extinct
	mi.wikipedia.org /wiki/R%C4%81rangi_manu (244 words)

	Where to see birds in NZ
		Tiritiri Matangi Island may be reached by boat from Gulf Harbour, Whangaparaoa Peninsula (one hour’s drive north of central Auckland) or by boats leaving from the ferry wharves in downtown Auckland.
		This is a native fauna and flora park, specialising in kiwi and tuatara.
		Sightings of Australasian bittern, white heron (kotuku), egret and spoonbill are augmented from September to March by arctic breeding birds –; predominantly godwits.
	www.forestandbird.org.nz /Enjoy_Nature/birds/information.asp (2541 words)

	TerraNature \| Takahe numbers grow
		The takahe census is carried out annually and covers a core part of the 50,000ha takahe Special Area within Fiordland National Park.
		The takahe's staple food, the tussock grasses, are still recovering from hard deer browsing over three decades ago.
		The North Island takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri is extinct.
	www.terranature.org /takaheCensus05.htm (529 words)

	World of Animals - The animal-lexicon over Takahe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Since then, Takahes was regarded as extinct, until in the year 1948 a small population of few hundred (200-300) these birds in some outlying valleys of the Murchinson-Gebirges on the South-island was rediscovered.
		However, the carnivores and Nager dragged in by the Europeans mean at least one just as severe danger like direct adjustments of the human being since Takahes raise only nests of few eggs (1-2).
		Takahes almost look like big purple-chickens (type Porphyrio), with which together it from unites zoologist into a common type is put.
	www.world-of-animals.de /animal-lexicon/tierart_Takahe.html (302 words)

	North Island - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about North Island
		Smaller of the two main islands of New Zealand.
		North Iowa Area Community College (Mason City, IA, USA)
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /North+Island (79 words)

	Takahe Did You Mean takahe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It was thought to be extinct but was rediscovered in the Murchison Mountains on the South Island in 1948.
		Small numbers have also been successfully translocated to four predator-free offshore islands, Tiritiri Matangi, Kapiti, Maud and Mana, where it can be viewed by the public.
		Additionally, captive Takahe can be viewed at Te Anau and Mt. Bruce Wildlife Centres.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Takahe.html (233 words)

	issg Database: Management and Information Links for Rattus exulans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Rattus exulans was eradicated from Burgess Island in the Mokohinau Islands by the Department of Conservation between 1990 and 1991, using brodifacoum (McFadden, 1992; 1994).
		Trials were carried out on Double Island to test the effectiveness of bromadiolone-impregnated grain in silo bait stations on one half of the island with hand distributed Storm rodent pellets on the other half for the eradication of kiore.
		Kiore were eradicated from Putauhinu Island in August 1997 to prepare it for the translocation of a fernbird (Bowdleria punctata wilsoni) population from Codfish Island.
	www.issg.org /database/species/management_info.asp?si=170&fr=1&sts= (6006 words)

	Forest Fauna
		Assuming the original vegetation was a dense multi-tiered lowland podocarp/broadleaf forest, then it is likely that most forest vertebrates of the southern North Island would have been present.
		Included are: kokako, rifleman, hihi, takahe, and yellow-crowned parakeet.
		South Island takahe will be introduced to replace the now extinct North Island takahe.
	www.sanctuary.org.nz /restoration/forest/forest_fauna.html (834 words)

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