Takahē are interesting birds too. There is a related bird the pūkeko which was also blown to NZ but at a different time. It has relatives in Australia and South

Takahē are interesting birds too. There is a related bird the pūkeko which was also blown to NZ but at a different time. It has relatives in Australia and South America also. It was thought to be extinct at one point, caused by predation by introduced pests, and introduced deer eating the grasses they rely on for food. Now there is a population of about 400?