Tribonyx mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies 1840 (Tasmanian nativehen)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Alternative combination: Gallinula mortierii
Belongs to Tribonyx according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Baird 1985, Baird 1992, Olson 1977 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020
Sister taxa: Tribonyx effluxus, Tribonyx hodgenorum, Tribonyx ventralis
Subtaxa: Tribonyx mortierii repertus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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