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Hawaiian Rail

Zapornia sandwichensis

Extinct
Familya
Rallidae
Takım
Gruiformes

Hakkında

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.

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Extinct
IUCN Red List

Taksonomi

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

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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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