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North Island Takahe Porphyrio mantelli Scientific name definitions

Barry Taylor, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, Eduardo de Juana, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 5, 2015

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Recommended Citation

Taylor, B., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, E. de Juana, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). North Island Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.takahe2.01