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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Ascension Crake* |
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Mundia elpenor |
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Description (10)
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Ascension Crake
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Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)
First Described (Guide)
(Olson, 1973)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland in the interior.
St Helena (E) (B).
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Ascension Island (St Helena) (UK).
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Status EX
Known from numerous bones, and Mundy's description and sketch from 1656, it may have survived until about 1815. Extinction was probably due to predation by introduced rats and cats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Primarily the eggs of Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus).
Subspecies
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Ascension Crake see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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