Mathews · 1910-1927
South Island Takahe
Plate 62
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01South Island Takahe
Beyond the reference collection
The bird lies beyond the geographic scope of the original reference collection. Its historical identification can still be compared with current taxonomy and is retained here as part of the illustrated work.
Name recorded with the plateNotornis hochstetteriSouth Island Takahe
Name used todayPorphyrio hochstetteriSouth Island Takahe
What connects the names
The artwork depicts a bird beyond the geographic scope of the original reference collection, but its identification can still be followed through current taxonomy.
Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The Birds of Australia, Volume 1
- Plate
- 62
- Creator
- Gregory M. Mathews; plates by J. G. Keulemans, Henrik Grönvold, H. Goodchild, G. E. Lodge and Roland Green
- Holding institution
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.