Kosrae Crake (Zapornia monasa)
Posted on 31 December, 1827 in Extinct • Tagged with Micronesia (Kosrea), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1820s
Year Last Seen:
1827-1828
Comments:
This species was known from the island of Kosrae in Micronesia. The only records come from 1827-1828 and it is thought to have been driven Extinct by introduced predators in the subsequent 50 years.
Habitat:
It inhabited coastal swamps and marshes, taro patches and "continually …
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