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Red Rail

Aphanapteryx bonasia

Extinct
कुल
Rallidae
गण
Gruiformes

के बारे में

Red Rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Mauritius. Known from 17th-century illustrations and subfossil bones; chestnut-brown with long curved bill. Closely related to Rodrigues Rail. Extirpated by Dutch settlers and their introduced animals by about 1700.

Habitat & Range

संरक्षण स्थिति

Extinct
IUCN Red List

वर्गिकी

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
गण Gruiformes (Cranes & Rails)
कुल Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Genus Aphanapteryx
प्रजातियां Aphanapteryx bonasia

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

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