Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Alternative combination: Rallus australis
Belongs to Gallirallus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Worthy 1997, Worthy 1998 and Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Gallirallus astolfoi, Gallirallus dieffenbachii, Gallirallus epulare, Gallirallus gracilitibia, Gallirallus huiatua, Gallirallus insignis, Gallirallus lafresnayanus, Gallirallus minor, Gallirallus modestus, Gallirallus okinawae, Gallirallus owstoni, Gallirallus philippensis, Gallirallus ripleyi, Gallirallus roletti, Gallirallus storrsolsoni, Gallirallus vekamatolu, Hypotaenidia okinawae, Hypotaenidia vavauensis, Hypotaenidia insignis, Hypotaenidia torquata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (26 collections)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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