New Caledonian Rail (Hypotaenidia poeciloptera)

Posted on 31 December, 1890 in Extinct • Tagged with Fiji, family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1890s

Year Last Seen:

1890

Comments:

This species was found in Fiji, but it has not been recorded with certainty since 1890 and is now Extinct. Predation by introduced cats and mongooses is thought to have been responsible for its decline.

Habitat:

The species inhabited remote forested areas, secondary forest, old …


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