Rallus limicola auffenbergi (Brodkorb, 1954:103)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Porzana auffenbergi Brodkorb, 1954:103 (original combination)
Originally described as Porzana auffenbergi by (Brodkorb, 1954), Olson (1974) considers this taxon as belonging to the genus Rallus. Specifically, being a large Pleistocene form of the extant R. limicola (Ibid.).
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Florida, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brodkorb, Pierce. (1954). Another new rail from the Pleistocene of Florida. Condor 56(2): 103-104.
Other references:
Brodkorb, Pierce. (1957). New passerine birds from the Pleistocene of Reddick, Florida. J. Paleontol. 31: 129-138.
Brodkorb, Pierce. (1959). The Pleistocene avifauna of Arredondo, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 4(9): 269-291.
Ligon, J. D. (1965). A Pleistocene avifauna from Haile. Florida. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 10: 127-158.
Olson, Storrs L. (1974). The Pleistocene rails of North America. Condor 76(2): 169-175.
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2008). The Late Pleistocene Continental Avian extinction – an evaluation of the fossil evidence. Oryctos 7: 249-269.