Porzana sp. nov. ‘Lisianski’
Lisianski crake
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: cf. Porzana undescribed species (Tyrberg, 2009:81)
Only a single bone indistinguishable from the Laysan rail was excavated. The absence of any major osteological differences almost certainly means that this taxon is invalid (Olson & Ziegler, 1995).
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym)
Last record: 1828 (Tyrberg, 2009:81)
Distribution
Lisianski, Hawaiian Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Olson, Storrs L. and Ziegler, A. C. (1995). Remains of land birds from Lisianski Island, with observations on the terrestrial avifauna of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 49: 111-125.
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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