takahē
flightless bird from New Zealand
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Summary
takahē is a taxon[1]. takahē ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,927 views/month, #1,157 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Lazarus taxon[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- Named after: Ferdinand von Hochstetter[5]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[6]
- Parent taxon: Porphyrio[7]
- Endemic to: New Zealand[8], South Island[9]
- Taxon name: Porphyrio hochstetteri[10]
- Commons category: Porphyrio hochstetteri[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Porphyrio hochstetteri[12]
- Commons gallery: Porphyrio hochstetteri[13]
- Original combination: Notornis hochstetteri[14]
- Taxon common name: Takahe[15], South Island Takahe[16], Calamón takahe[17], takahe de l'illa Sud[18], slípka novozélandská[19], takahe (lõuna-sultantait)[20], Такахе[21], Sydlig Takahe[22], takahe południowy[23], sultánka novozélandská[24], sydötakahe[25], Zuidereilandtakahe[26], Talève takahé[27], takašė sultonvištė[28]
- Different from: Mount Takahe[29]
- Mass: 2.673 kg[30], 2.268 kg[31]
- Means of locomotion: bipedalism[32]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[33]
- NZTCS conservation status: nationally vulnerable[34]
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Identifiers
takahē's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 424597[35]. takahē's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 439704[36]. takahē's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 264283[37]. takahē's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5228153[38]. takahē's ITIS TSN is recorded as 707814[39].
Why It Matters
takahē has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] takahē is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]