Notornis Expedition

The New Zealand native flightless bird, the Notornis, or Takahe, thought for 80 years to be extinct, is photographed in its natural surroundings in a practically inaccessible high mountain valley.

Credits

production company

New Zealand National Film Unit

Duration

00:09:45:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014763

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - New Zealand

Animals & Wildlife → Extinct birds

Animals & Wildlife → Extinction (Biology)

Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife conservation - New Zealand

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildlife conservation - New Zealand

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Extinction (Biology)

Short films

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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New Zealand, 1950

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