South Island Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri)
About the South Island Takahe
The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family. It is often known by the abbreviated name takahē, which it shares with the recently (14th century) extinct North Island takahē. The two takahē species are also known as notornis.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 6 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in New Zealand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotusrecording
- Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalusrecording
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinicarecording
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyriorecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.