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Rodrigues Rail

Erythromachus leguati

Extinct
Họ
Rallidae
Bộ
Gruiformes

The Rodrigues Rail (Erythromachus leguati) is a bird species in the family Rallidae (rails, crakes & coots), within the order Gruiformes (cranes & rails). The IUCN Red List classifies it as Extinct.

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Giới Thiệu

Rodrigues Rail (Erythromachus leguati) is an extinct flightless rail formerly endemic to Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean. Known from a 1691 account and subfossil bones; reddish plumage, long legs, reduced wings. Related to Mauritius Red Rail. Extirpated by introduced cats and rats, and direct hunting by settlers, by the early 18th century.

Habitat & Range

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Extinct
IUCN Red List

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Bộ Gruiformes (Cranes & Rails)
Họ Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Genus Erythromachus
Loài Erythromachus leguati

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Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

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

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