Hawaiian Rail
Zapornia sandwichensis
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<birdfyi-bird slug="zapornia-sandwichensis"></birdfyi-bird>The Hawaiian Rail (Zapornia sandwichensis) is a bird species in the family Rallidae (rascones, polluelas y fochas), within the order Gruiformes (grullas y rálidos). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.
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Hawaiian Rail (Zapornia sandwichensis) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to the Island of Hawai'i. Known from a single 19th-century specimen and subfossil bones. Dark brown plumage with greatly reduced wings. Extirpated by the late 1800s due to introduced predators and habitat loss.
Estado de conservación
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Gruiformes (Grullas y Rálidos) |
| Familia | Rallidae (Rascones, Polluelas y Fochas) |
| Genus | Zapornia |
| Especies | Zapornia sandwichensis |
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