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The species Tristan Moorhen is extinct. |
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- Gallinula nesiotis
Identification
Seems to have been very similar to Gough Moorhen.
Distribution
Formerly occurred on Tristan de Cunha.
Taxonomy
This was a monotypic species[1].
Gough Moorhen was split from Tristan Moorhen. They have both in the past been viewed as subspecies of Common Moorhen, G. chloropus.
The paper referenced below discusses taxonomy of these species.
Habitat
Seemingly poorly known
Behaviour
Tristan Moorhen was flightless.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and C.J. Sharpe (2020). Gough Moorhen (Gallinula comeri), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.trimoo3.01
- Paper discussing the taxonomy of the Tristan Moorhen.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tristan Moorhen. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tristan_Moorhen
