Hypotaenidia hypoleucus Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867:163
Tongatapu rail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Rallus hypoleucus Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867:163; Gallirallus hypoleucus Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867:163
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1777
Distribution
Tongatapu, Tonga
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Finsch, O. and Hartlaub, G. (1867). Beitrag zur fauna centralpolynesiens. Ornithologie der Viti-, Samoa- und Tonga Inseln. Halle: H.W. Schmidt.
Other references:
Medway, David G. (2010). The Tongatapu rail Gallirallus hypoleucus (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867) – an extinct species resurrected? Notornis 57(4): 199-203.
Taylor: Rails: A Guide to Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World.
http://www.avespress.com/_resources/pdf/rallidae.pdf
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/15651/tongatapu-rail-gallirallus-hypoleucus