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The species Chatham Islands Rail is extinct. |
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Alternative name: Chatham Island Rail; Chatham Rail
- Gallirallus modestus
Identification
38cm
Pale brown, paler throat, long decurved bill.
Distribution
Formerly Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Last recorded around 1900.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Some authorities (BirdLife International, 2008) place this species in the monotypic genus Cabalus. However, Clements (2007), Howard & Moore (2003), and Sibley & Monroe (1996) all place it in Gallirallus, and the Opus follows this consensus.
Habitat
Behaviour
Flightless.
Diet
The diet included insects.
Breeding
It nested in burrow.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chatham Islands Rail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chatham_Islands_Rail
