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Tachybaptus novaehollandiae ssp. nov. 'Fiji'

Fijian little grebe (proposed)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

A potentially undescribed subspecies of the Australasian little grebe. However, it may simply be a vagrant individual or individuals of an extant subspecies.

 

Conservation Status

Extinct if distinct

Last record: Holocene?

 

Distribution

Viti Levu, Fiji

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Steadman, David W. (2006). Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University Of Chicago Press.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/17766/tachybaptus-novaehollandiae-ssp-fiji

 

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