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 EX    Hawkins's Rail* Id (Atlas):
    Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi

Description (1)
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Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
40 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Forbes, 1892)

Range (Guide)
New Zealand (E).

Chatham Islands, Pitt Island (New Zealand).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status EX
Thought to have been extinct by the 1600s but may have survived to at least the late 1800s. Hunting is most likely to have caused its extinction.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Flightless.

Food
Insects, fern roots and perhaps small ground-nesting species.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Hawkinss Rail (Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi) - 1 files


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