If you see this, quote post a spherical borb 🌿
August 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If you see this, quote post a spherical borb 🌿
The takahe would like a word...
January 16, 2024 at 8:36 AM
The takahe would like a word...
Takahe a rare NZ flightless bird
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Takahe Rediscovery and Recovery
YouTube video by Practical Primate
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September 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Takahe a rare NZ flightless bird
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Microsoft you are REALLY pissing me off with your spellcheck automatically removing the macrons from Māori words.
March 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Microsoft you are REALLY pissing me off with your spellcheck automatically removing the macrons from Māori words.
So after the downpours in Wellington left Zealandia valley extremely soggy, @carlbergstrom.com was asking if the Takahe were ok. Having got as close to the upper valley trio as I ever have, I can confirm they're doing well!
(& just this week got two new elderly takahe neighbors down the valley)
(& just this week got two new elderly takahe neighbors down the valley)
May 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
So after the downpours in Wellington left Zealandia valley extremely soggy, @carlbergstrom.com was asking if the Takahe were ok. Having got as close to the upper valley trio as I ever have, I can confirm they're doing well!
(& just this week got two new elderly takahe neighbors down the valley)
(& just this week got two new elderly takahe neighbors down the valley)
two Takahē and their 8 week old chick
January 31, 2026 at 9:28 AM
two Takahē and their 8 week old chick
With highly-pathogenic avian influenza now in NZ, we're taking steps to protect #kakapo and #takahe by vaccinating against the disease, following a successful trial. We're aiming for ~90 kākāpō and 100 takahē in an initial phase to protect the most valuable birds/sites. #conservation #birds
July 30, 2026 at 8:26 AM
With highly-pathogenic avian influenza now in NZ, we're taking steps to protect #kakapo and #takahe by vaccinating against the disease, following a successful trial. We're aiming for ~90 kākāpō and 100 takahē in an initial phase to protect the most valuable birds/sites. #conservation #birds
One last one from yesterday…
Takahē. Just doing what Takahē do.
Takahē. Just doing what Takahē do.
September 23, 2026 at 10:03 PM
One last one from yesterday…
Takahē. Just doing what Takahē do.
Takahē. Just doing what Takahē do.
Today I visited Zealandia and of course asked about the chance of seeing the resident takahē.
Basically no chance, my guide replied. Their habitat is off-limited to visitors right now and they rarely venture beyond it.
Resigned to this, I sat down on bench to watch riflemen...and who peeked out?
Basically no chance, my guide replied. Their habitat is off-limited to visitors right now and they rarely venture beyond it.
Resigned to this, I sat down on bench to watch riflemen...and who peeked out?
February 21, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Today I visited Zealandia and of course asked about the chance of seeing the resident takahē.
Basically no chance, my guide replied. Their habitat is off-limited to visitors right now and they rarely venture beyond it.
Resigned to this, I sat down on bench to watch riflemen...and who peeked out?
Basically no chance, my guide replied. Their habitat is off-limited to visitors right now and they rarely venture beyond it.
Resigned to this, I sat down on bench to watch riflemen...and who peeked out?
Turns out the two adult takahē at Zealandia ended up there because they were thought to be infertile.
Imagine everyone's surprise when, this past November, this little one showed up.🪶
Imagine everyone's surprise when, this past November, this little one showed up.🪶
February 21, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Turns out the two adult takahē at Zealandia ended up there because they were thought to be infertile.
Imagine everyone's surprise when, this past November, this little one showed up.🪶
Imagine everyone's surprise when, this past November, this little one showed up.🪶
Flying out of the Murchison Mountains last week after a #takahe survey. The valley with the lake on the left is Takahē Valley, hallowed #conservation ground in New Zealand: it's where takahē were rediscovered in 1948 after 50 years of presumed extinction.
December 5, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Flying out of the Murchison Mountains last week after a #takahe survey. The valley with the lake on the left is Takahē Valley, hallowed #conservation ground in New Zealand: it's where takahē were rediscovered in 1948 after 50 years of presumed extinction.
Look at how round this bird is!!! Bird of the year!!
September 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Look at how round this bird is!!! Bird of the year!!
Just in case you'd forgotten that birds are dinosaurs.... These are #takahe: a large, flightless rail found only in New Zealand. There are about ~530 left - including 18 in a brand-new population formed last month in the Rees Valley near Queenstown. #conservation #birds
March 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Just in case you'd forgotten that birds are dinosaurs.... These are #takahe: a large, flightless rail found only in New Zealand. There are about ~530 left - including 18 in a brand-new population formed last month in the Rees Valley near Queenstown. #conservation #birds
the takahē is a large flightless swamphen from New Zealand! The first of my NZ bird selection for Armageddon con
October 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
the takahē is a large flightless swamphen from New Zealand! The first of my NZ bird selection for Armageddon con
Excellent news from Zealandia.
And how cute is that chick.
And how cute is that chick.
Takahē pair thought to be infertile hatch chick at Zealandia
Takahē are a threatened, nationally vulnerable bird, with an estimated population of around 500.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Excellent news from Zealandia.
And how cute is that chick.
And how cute is that chick.
Have yet to even catch a glimpse of a takahē, don’t expect to, and yet am pretty sure I would take a bullet for one
January 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Have yet to even catch a glimpse of a takahē, don’t expect to, and yet am pretty sure I would take a bullet for one
Last week we released 7 #takahe into the Murchison Mountains. The Murchison Mts population would decline to extinction without supplementation, so we've been topping it up to near-capacity with captive-reared, wild-trained takahē. Video: Lisa van Beek. #conservation
December 11, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Last week we released 7 #takahe into the Murchison Mountains. The Murchison Mts population would decline to extinction without supplementation, so we've been topping it up to near-capacity with captive-reared, wild-trained takahē. Video: Lisa van Beek. #conservation
I said "I love you" to another flightless bird yesterday.
This one was a takahē on the predator-free island of Tiritiri Matangi near Auckland.
After finding this bird on the far end of the island, I lay down in the tall grass and waited. After a while he approached closely and lingered.
This one was a takahē on the predator-free island of Tiritiri Matangi near Auckland.
After finding this bird on the far end of the island, I lay down in the tall grass and waited. After a while he approached closely and lingered.
February 19, 2026 at 8:21 AM
I said "I love you" to another flightless bird yesterday.
This one was a takahē on the predator-free island of Tiritiri Matangi near Auckland.
After finding this bird on the far end of the island, I lay down in the tall grass and waited. After a while he approached closely and lingered.
This one was a takahē on the predator-free island of Tiritiri Matangi near Auckland.
After finding this bird on the far end of the island, I lay down in the tall grass and waited. After a while he approached closely and lingered.
South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) – From the Instagram archive… An adult & juvenile representing the largest living rail species. It was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the wild in 1948.
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🪶 #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
www.instagram.com/ryan.bebej.photography
🪶 #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
July 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) – From the Instagram archive… An adult & juvenile representing the largest living rail species. It was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the wild in 1948.
www.instagram.com/ryan.bebej.photography
🪶 #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
www.instagram.com/ryan.bebej.photography
🪶 #birds #birding #wildlifephotography
The Whakatipu #takahe breeding season is off to a good start, with approx 6 nests in the Greenstone and several from the new population in the Rees. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... Great pic by takahē ranger Lisa van Beek. #conservation #rails #birds
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Whakatipu #takahe breeding season is off to a good start, with approx 6 nests in the Greenstone and several from the new population in the Rees. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... Great pic by takahē ranger Lisa van Beek. #conservation #rails #birds
Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) - flightless and the world's largest rail - at Wairakei, Taupo, New Zealand. They can run surprisingly fast for absolute units.
#nzbirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #bird #takahe #NewZealand #birding #birdwatching
#nzbirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #bird #takahe #NewZealand #birding #birdwatching
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) - flightless and the world's largest rail - at Wairakei, Taupo, New Zealand. They can run surprisingly fast for absolute units.
#nzbirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #bird #takahe #NewZealand #birding #birdwatching
#nzbirds #BirdsSeenIn2026 #bird #takahe #NewZealand #birding #birdwatching
OK, last takahē for the evening. This is a different bird, one of two parents currently raising pair of chicks at the other end of the island.
Takahē were the birds I most wanted to see on this trip, and if very lucky I may see them again before leaving, either at Zealandia or on Kapati island.
Takahē were the birds I most wanted to see on this trip, and if very lucky I may see them again before leaving, either at Zealandia or on Kapati island.
February 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM
OK, last takahē for the evening. This is a different bird, one of two parents currently raising pair of chicks at the other end of the island.
Takahē were the birds I most wanted to see on this trip, and if very lucky I may see them again before leaving, either at Zealandia or on Kapati island.
Takahē were the birds I most wanted to see on this trip, and if very lucky I may see them again before leaving, either at Zealandia or on Kapati island.
Extremely lucky to have seen the takahē and kākā - what an amazing trip. The South Island is where it’s at.
August 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Extremely lucky to have seen the takahē and kākā - what an amazing trip. The South Island is where it’s at.