NZ Native Bird - Takahē

Takahē were once deemed extinct, only to be rediscovered in 1948 by Geoffrey Orbell. The species were brought back from the edge, now there are 500 members.

Takahē are a member of the rail family, boosting to be the largest species in NZ. They are flightless and can live up to 16 years in the wild.

The original image was taken by Donna Jennings and used with permission.

A portion of all sales from this image will be donated to the Takahē Recovery Programme.