Hypotaenidia owstoni Rothschild, 1895:481
Guam rail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Rallus owstoni Rothschild, 1895; Gallirallus owstoni (Rothschild, 1895)
Conservation Status
Extinct in the wild
Last record: 1987
IUCN RedList status: Extinct in the Wild
Multiple ex-situ/managed re-introduction attempts have taken place (Smith et al., 2023).
Distribution
Guam
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rothschild, Walter. (1895). A new species of rail. Novitates zoologicae : a journal of zoology in connection with the Tring Museum 2: 481.
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2016). Hypotaenidia owstoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22692441A93353974. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692441A93353974.en. Downloaded on 14 November 2017.
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Taylor, P. B. 1996. Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules and Coots). In: del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (ed.), Handbook of the birds of the world, pp. 108-209. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Trewick, S. A. (1997). Flightlessness and phylogeny amongst endemic rails (Aves: Rallidae) of the New Zealand region. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London [Biol.] 352: 429-446.
Witteman, G. J.; Beck, R. E.; Pimm, S. L.; Derrickson, S. R. 1990. The decline and restoration of the Guam Rail, Rallus owstoni. Endangered Species Update 7: 36-39.
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/guam-bird-coming-back-extinction-wild
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-for-species-survival/news/homeward-bound-guam-rails
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/11/30/two-guam-rail-chicks-hatched-at-virginia-conservation-facility/?utm_term=.108e148dc6ad
https://www.islandconservation.org/guam-rail-chicks-hatch/
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-for-species-survival/news/bringing-back-guam-rails