Tristan Moorhen - Gallinula nesiotis
( Sclater, PL, 1861 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: 0

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Extinct
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Habitat:
Its ecology is unknown, but is likely to have been similar to G. comeri (Hume 2017). Early reports suggest it may have been widespread on the island, occurring "on the table-land as well as on the low ground" (Carmichael 1818).


Range:
Gallinula nesiotis was endemic to Tristan da Cunha (to UK).


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