Takahe

Once thought to be extinct, this colorful bird was discovered near TeAnau in 1948 by an Invercargill doctor. They had not been seen for about 60 years and had been declared extinct. There are now about 200 known to exist.

In New Zealand, most towns have a giant cement statue of some bird, fish, or animal. In TeAnau, it is the Takahe, as you can see.