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 EX    Miller's Rail* Id (Atlas):
    Zapornia nigra

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

First Described (Guide)
(J.F. Miller, 1784)

Range (Guide)
French Polynesia (E) (B).

Tahiti.
 
Status EX
Known only from painting from Cook's second voyage in 1773, and another by Miller from 1784, it presumably became extinct soon after. Extinction probably caused by predation by introduced rats and cats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


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