North Island takahē
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The North Island takahē (Māori: moho)[3] (Porphyrio mantelli) is an extinct species of flightless swamphen that was native to the North Island of New Zealand. It is closely related to the living South Island takahē.
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North Island takahē | |
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Fossil cranial remains of P. mantelli (7-13) compared to those of a smaller, extant member of Porphyrio | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Porphyrio |
Species: | †P. mantelli |
Binomial name | |
†Porphyrio mantelli (Owen, 1848) | |
Locations where fossils have been found |
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