Bar-winged rail
| Bar-winged rail | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing from 1867 | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Nesoclopeus |
| Species: | N. poecilopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoclopeus poecilopterus (Hartlaub, 1866) | |
The bar-winged rail (Nesoclopeus poecilopterus) was a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It was endemic to Fiji and was last collected ca 1890 in Viti Levu. The species was identified from twelve 19th century specimens, some of which are known to be in Boston, London and New York. The last unconfirmed sighting of this bird was in 1973.
Egg
It was a flightless island ground-nesting forest/freshwater swamp dweller and is believed to have disappeared after the introduction of the mongoose and cats to the islands.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Nesoclopeus poecilopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- 3D view of specimen RMNH 110.047, RMNH 110.064 and RMNH 110.065 at Naturalis, Leiden (requires QuickTime browser plugin).