takahe in English
noun
1
a large, rare, flightless rail with bluish-black and olive-green plumage and a large red bill, found in mountain grassland in New Zealand.
Within an hour, the mountains, grasslands, kiwis, takahes , and other wonders I want so much to see were hundreds of miles behind us.
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1. 26 The forest is invaluable, too, because it harbors unique and endangered animals like the kiwi and takahe, both flightless birds, and the kea, the only alpine parrot.