ARDEIDAE sp. nov. 'Rapa Nui'

Rapa Nui heron, Easter Island heron

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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