takahe

ta ka he |təˈkī təˈkaɪ | ▶noun a large, rare, flightless rail with bluish-black and olive-green plumage and a large red bill, found in mountain grassland in New Zealand. [Porphyrio mantelli, family Rallidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Maori.

takahe

takahe |ˈtɑːkəhi | ▶noun a large, rare flightless rail with bluish-black and olive-green plumage and a large red bill, found in mountain grassland in New Zealand. ●Porphyrio mantelli, family Rallidae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Maori.