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?Gallinula sp. nov. 'Viti Levu'

Viti Levu gallinule

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

 

Distribution

Viti Levu, Fiji

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Tyrberg, Tommy. (2009). Holocene avian extinctions, pp. 63-106. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.

Worthy, Trevor H. (2004). The fossil rails (Aves: Rallidae) of Fiji with descriptions of a new genus and species. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34: 295-314.

Worthy, Trevor H. and Anderson, Atholl. (2009). Results of palaeofaunal research, pp. 41-62. In: Clark, Geoffrey Richard and Anderson, Atoll (eds.). The Early Prehistory of Fiji. Terra Australis 31. Canberra: ANU E Press. 437 pp.

 

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