Gallirallus vekamatolu Kirchman & Steadman, 2005:468
'Eua rail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
'Eua, Tonga
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Kirchman, J. J. and Steadman, David W. (2005). Rails (Aves: Rallidae) from prehistoric sites in the Kingdom of Tonga, including a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 118(2): 465-477.
Other references:
Franklin, Janet and Steadman, David W. (2008). Prehistoric species richness of birds on oceanic islands. Oikos 117: 1885-1891. [Abstract]
Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser. 544 pp.
Steadman, David W. (1995). Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology. Science 267(5201): 1123-1131.