Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri a large flightless bird of the Rail family feeding on grass on South Island New Zealand

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Steve Taylor ARPS / Alamy Stock Photo

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EPP3A2

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27.4 MB (2.3 MB Compressed download)

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3424 x 2800 px | 29 x 23.7 cm | 11.4 x 9.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

7 April 2015

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