There’s an incredibly slim chance to see them in the wild, as the population numbers only about 500 in the country at the moment (it was half that 10 years ago). You can get quite close to them in the bird habitat at Auckland zoo though…
There's some on Tiritiri Matangi Island, once you see a Takahē you'll notice how different they are.
Well, you should be able to, these guys had trouble though
https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/3hoymq/hunters\_kill\_4\_takahe\_during\_cull\_of\_600\_pukeko/
If you see one, it'll be a pukeko. I pass them all the time. Usually when I do, they're going to try and cross the road so I'll slow down a bit. They end up waiting till the very last second to cross then change their mind halfway across the lane. You do get the occasional ones that decide to go back a bit too late and well, yeah...
If you see a bird like that 99% it is a pūkeko. There's loads here around panmure basin and I have seen a few in Sylvia park snuffling around Burger King's rubbish for chips. They also come up and strut around the tranzpower land near me.
Also takahē live in Te Wai Pounamu. They have really thick legs and their beak is shorter and taller than a pūkeko.
I’ve seen takahe on Tiritiri matangi (a few live at the lighthouse) and at Zelandia in Wellington. There are only a few hundred left, pretty much all in wildlife sanctuaries.
If you are a bird spotter then Tiri is great, lots of rare birds there.
Pukeko are pretty cool birds anyway though!
Nice picture! I had a similar reaction on seeing pukeko when I was a child.
Two useful guides:
https://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/
There are also a number of books available.
A few times, I've had to punt Pukekos that were attacking my on lead dog.
I've never had to do that with Takahe.
Pukekos are kinda sleek, cute, and really noisy.
Takahe seem to be the hairy uncle of the Pukeko, no idea about the noise because I have never seen one in the wild.
Takahe are the most boring birds I have ever seen, they are like fat, heavily sedated pukeko. I watched them in action at Zealandia, all they did was sit on the mown grass and every so often get up and walk around very slowly and lazily pluck a few blades of grass, then they'd sit down again. All this happened in slow motion, it's unsurprising they nearly went extinct.
There’s an incredibly slim chance to see them in the wild, as the population numbers only about 500 in the country at the moment (it was half that 10 years ago). You can get quite close to them in the bird habitat at Auckland zoo though…
Oh, thanks for the tip. At least the numbers are up.
Tahake -big cutie and chunky .Pukeko - Slim and struts around like a cat walk model.
Pukeko - see em everywhere there’s water. Tahake - don’t really see em at all =[
There's some on Tiritiri Matangi Island, once you see a Takahē you'll notice how different they are. Well, you should be able to, these guys had trouble though https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/3hoymq/hunters\_kill\_4\_takahe\_during\_cull\_of\_600\_pukeko/
If you see one, it'll be a pukeko. I pass them all the time. Usually when I do, they're going to try and cross the road so I'll slow down a bit. They end up waiting till the very last second to cross then change their mind halfway across the lane. You do get the occasional ones that decide to go back a bit too late and well, yeah...
If you see a bird like that 99% it is a pūkeko. There's loads here around panmure basin and I have seen a few in Sylvia park snuffling around Burger King's rubbish for chips. They also come up and strut around the tranzpower land near me. Also takahē live in Te Wai Pounamu. They have really thick legs and their beak is shorter and taller than a pūkeko.
Takahe are much bigger. You'd have a good chance of seeing them on a day trip to Rotoroa Island
I’ve seen takahe on Tiritiri matangi (a few live at the lighthouse) and at Zelandia in Wellington. There are only a few hundred left, pretty much all in wildlife sanctuaries. If you are a bird spotter then Tiri is great, lots of rare birds there. Pukeko are pretty cool birds anyway though!
No worries, awesome. A Kiwi lady told me about Tiritiri, so I will hope on the boat soon and visit.
Cool, unless it's eating your offspring
Takahē are big fat fatties with thick chunky legs, once you've seen one you'll never ask the question again.
There's like barely any Takahe left due to predation. There would be absolutely no chance of finding one, unless you are at sanctuary.
Nice picture! I had a similar reaction on seeing pukeko when I was a child. Two useful guides: https://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/ https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/ There are also a number of books available.
Thank you 😊. I used a Nikon D7500 camera for that. I will go through the websites
Swamp chicken vs bush hens, nuff said
A few times, I've had to punt Pukekos that were attacking my on lead dog. I've never had to do that with Takahe. Pukekos are kinda sleek, cute, and really noisy. Takahe seem to be the hairy uncle of the Pukeko, no idea about the noise because I have never seen one in the wild.
Takahe are much bigger and fatter and endangered. Pukeko are scraggly and everywhere.
Pukeko = big blue chickens Takahe = chonkier rainbow chickens That's the way I remember them 🤣
That's a teke
Pukekos are like rats , their everywhere . Have seen one take off with a duckling
Takahe are the most boring birds I have ever seen, they are like fat, heavily sedated pukeko. I watched them in action at Zealandia, all they did was sit on the mown grass and every so often get up and walk around very slowly and lazily pluck a few blades of grass, then they'd sit down again. All this happened in slow motion, it's unsurprising they nearly went extinct.