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Hawaiian Rail

Zapornia sandwichensis

Extinct
Rallidae
Gruiformes

について

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.

保全状況

Extinct
IUCN Red List

分類学

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

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よくある質問

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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