Pukaha Mt Bruce N W C : Part 3 Eels & Takahe & Rifleman

EELS(Tuna) – threatened

The long finned eel is New Zealand’s biggest endemic fish.

They are under threat from commercial fishing,

habitat loss and pollution.

They are HUGE .

TAKAHE

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• Takahē

  Bird

• The Takahē, Notornis, or South Island Takahē is a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand and belonging to the rail family. It was thought to be extinct after the last four known specimens were taken in 1898.Wikipedia

• Scientific name: Porphyrio hochstetteri

• Rank: Species

• Higher classification: Swamphen

  

  https://www.google.com/search?q=takahe%20facts

  Rifleman

  The rifleman is generally considered to be New Zealand’s smallest bird (the equally light-weight grey warbler has a longer tail). It is one of only two surviving species within the ancient endemic New Zealand wren family. Riflemen are small forest-dwelling insectivores, and are constantly on the move, producing a characteristic ‘wing-flicking’ while moving through the canopy and foraging up and down tree trunks.

  http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/rifleman

  

  We could see them up in the trees.

  There was a man-made box nest

  

With the following sign under it!

We could hear chicks in the box!