Gallirallus ripleyi Steadman, 1987:31
Mangaia(n) rail, Ripley's rail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Magaia, Cook Islands, New Zealand
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Steadman, David W. (1987). Two new species of rails (Aves: Rallidae) from Mangaia, Southern Cook Islands. Pacific Science 40(1-4): 27-43.
Other references:
Holyoak, D. T. (1974). Undescribed land birds from the Cook Islands. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 94: 145-150.
Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser.
Livezey, Bradley C. (1998). A phylogenetic analysis of the Gruiformes (Aves) based on morphological characters, with an emphasis on the rails (Rallidae). Phil.Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 353: 2077-2151.
Steadman, David W. (1995). Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology. Science 267(5201): 1123-1131.