Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis)
Posted on 31 December, 1900 in Extinct • Tagged with UK (Tristan), family-RALLIDAE, extinct-1900s
Year Last Seen:
1900
Comments:
This species is likely to have become Extinct in the late 19th century as a result of predation by rats, though this may have been in combination with feral cat and pig predation, habitat destruction and hunting by islanders.
Habitat:
Its ecology is unknown …
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