Takahe
- Whakamārama
- He manu nō te ngahere, kaore e rere. Kei Te Whakataka-Kārehu-a-Tamatea anake. He rite, he nui ake i te pūkeko.
- Scope Note
- A large heavy-bodied flightless rail resembling the pūkeko/swamp hen. In the wild it is now found only in Fiordland. The North Island subspecies is extinct. Porphyrio mantelli hochstetteri.
- Tukutuku/Used For
- Moho
- Tahūhū/Broader Term
- Manu ngahere
