Dieffenbach's Rail

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Dieffenbach's Rail
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallirallus
Species: G. dieffenbachii
Binomial name
Gallirallus dieffenbachii
(Gray, 1843)

The Dieffenbach's Rail (Gallirallus dieffenbachii) was a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It was endemic to New Zealand. It became extinct due to habitat loss.

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