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Hawaiian Rail

Zapornia sandwichensis

Extinct
Familia
Rallidae
Orden
Gruiformes

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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

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Gruiformes (Cranes & Rails)
Familia Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Genus Zapornia
Especies Zapornia sandwichensis

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Preguntas frecuentes

Is the Hawaiian Rail endangered?
The Hawaiian Rail has a conservation status of Extinct.
What order and family does the Hawaiian Rail belong to?
The Hawaiian Rail (Zapornia sandwichensis) belongs to the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae.

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