RALLIDAE gen. et. sp. indet. #6 'Rapa Nui'
Easter Island rail, Rapa Nui rail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Rapa Nui (=Easter Island)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Jaramillo, A. et al. (2008). The native and exotic avifauna of Easter Island: then and now. Boletín Chileno de Ornitología 14(1): 8-21.
Steadman, David W. (1995). Prehistoric Extinctions of Pacific Island Birds: Biodiversity Meets Zooarchaeology. Science 267(5201): 1123-1131.
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