Aphanapteryx bonasia Sélys Longchamps, 1848:294
Mauritian red rail, Mauritius red hen, Red hen
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Aphanapteryx bonasis Selys Longchamps, 1848 [orthological error]; Apterornis bonasia Selys Longchamps, 1848; Aphanapteryx imperialis Frauenfeld, 1868:6; Kuina mundyi Hachisuka, 1937; Didus broeckii Schlegel, 1854:256; Pezophaps broeckii Schlegel, 1854:256
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1693 (Leguat, 1708)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Mauritius
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
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