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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