Gallinula mortierii reperta (De Vis, 1888:1283)
Mainland native hen, Australian native hen
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms (following Worthy & Nguyen, 2020): Porphyrio (?) reperta De Vis, 1888:1283 (basionym); Porphyrio repertus De Vis; Brodkorb, 1967:126; Gallinula mortierii reperta (De Vis); Olson, 1975:52; Gallinula strenuipes De Vis, 1888:1284; Tribonyx effluxus De Vis, 1892:439; Porphyrio mackintoshi De Vis, 1892:440; Gallinula peralata De Vis, 1892:440; Gallinula effluxa (De Vis); Condon, 1975:106
Baird (1984) considers G. m. reperta to fall within the morphological variation of the nominate subspecies (G. m. mortierii) and hence does not recognize its validity as a separate subspecies. But it is recognised by other authorities (Olson, 1975; Worthy & Nguyen, 2020; Worthy et al., 2024).
Conservation Status
Extinct (Olson, 1975; Baird, 1991 [as mainland population of typical G. mortierii]; Worthy & Nguyen, 2020) or Invalid (synonym of typical G. mortierii) (Baird, 1984)
Last record: Holocene
Distribution
Mainland Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
De Vis, Charles W. (1888). A glimpse of the post-Tertiary avifauna of Queensland. Proccedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2), 3 (III), pt 3, 1277-1292. Pls xxiii-xxxvi.
Other references:
Baird, Robert F. (1984). The Pleistocene distribution of the Tasmanian Native Hen Gallinula mortierii mortierii. Emu 84: 119-123.
Baird, Robert F. (1986). Tasmanian native hen Gallinula mortierii: The first late Pleistocene record from Queensland. The Emu. 86: 121-122.
Baird, Robert F. (1991). The Dingo as a Possible Factor in the Disappearance of Gallinula mortierii from the Australian Mainland. Emu 91: 121-122.
Brodkorb, P. (1967). Catalogue of fossil birds. Part 3 (Ralliformes, Ichthyornithiformes, Charadriiformes). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 11(3): 99-220.
Condon, H. T. (1975). Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Part 1 Non-Passerines. Royal Australasian Union.
De Vis, C. W. (1892). Residue of the extinct birds of Queensland as yet detected. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2), 6(III), 437–456. pls 23, 24. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.29901
Olson, Storrs L. (1975). The fossil rails of C. W. De Vis, being mainly an extinct form of Tribonyx mortierii from Queensland. Emu 75(2): 49-54.
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.
Worthy, Trevor H. and Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. (2020). An annotated checklist of the fossil birds of Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 144(1): 66-108.
Worthy, Trevor H., Nguyen, Jacqueline M. T. and Travouillon, Kenny J. (2024). Checklist of the Fossil Bird Species of Australia. Available from: https://www.australasianpalaeontologists.com/national-fossil-species-lists [Accessed 24 November 2024]
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