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Extinct

Bar-winged Rail

Gallirallus poecilopterus

Bar-winged Rail (Gallirallus poecilopterus) — Cranes & Rails of Oceans & Seabirds.

The Bar-winged Rail (Gallirallus poecilopterus) is a member of the Rallidae family found in Oceans & Seabirds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Extinct.

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Conservation status

IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)
EX Extinct

No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Gruiformes
  3. Family Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
  4. Genus Gallirallus
  5. Species poecilopterus

Where it lives

Viti Levu and Ovalau (Lomaiviti group, western Fiji, southwestern Polynesia)

Quick facts

Family
Rallidae
Order
Gruiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Bar-winged Rail (Gallirallus poecilopterus) is a species of rails, crakes & coots in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. It is found in Oceans & Seabirds — Viti Levu and Ovalau (Lomaiviti group, w Fiji, sw Polynesia).

Conservation

Extinct

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