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.
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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 films - New Zealand
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)