taiko

A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day

A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko).

The Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae).

The taiko, a gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands near to New Zealand, was well known to islanders during the nineteenth century, being used by them as a food resource.