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Gallirallus sp. nov. ‘Hiva Oa’

Hiva Oa rail

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Gallirallus undescribed species J (Tyrberg, 2009:78)

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

 

Distribution

Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

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References

Kirchman, Jeremy J. and Steadman, David W. (2007). New Species of Extinct Rails (Aves: Rallidae) from Archaeological Sites in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Pacific Science 61(1): 145-163.

Steadman, David W. (2006). Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. Chicago: University Of Chicago Press. xiv + 594 pp.

Kirchman JJ and Steadman DW (2007) New species of extinct rails (Aves: Rallidae) from archaeological sites in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Pacific Science 61, 145–163.

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.

 

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