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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Dieffenbach's Rail* |
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Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii |
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Description (10)
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Dieffenbach's Rail
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Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)
Size
36 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1843)
Derivation
Gal-li-rall'-us - L., feminine form from gallus, a game bird; N.L., rallus, rail: dieffenbachii - named after Ernst Dieffenbach, 1811 - 1855, a german naturalist and collector in New Zealand
Habitat
Not know but probably scrub and forest areas.
New Zealand (E) (B).
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Chatham, Mangere and Pitt Islands (New Zealand).
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Status EX
Scare in 1840 and extinct by 1872. Extinction probably caused by predation by introduced rats, cats and dogs, and loss of habitat due to fire.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Flightless.
Subspecies
Has been treated as conspecific with Buff-banded Rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis) by some and as a full species by others.
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Dieffenbachs Rail see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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