Zapornia tabuensis Gmelin 1789 (spotless crake)
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Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Alternative combinations: Porzana tabuensis, Rallus tabuensis
Belongs to Zapornia according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Balouet and Olson 1989, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Steadman 1987, Steadman 1991, Steadman 1993, Steadman and Pahlavan 1992, Steadman et al. 1999 and Worthy et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Zapornia atra, Zapornia flavirostra, Zapornia fusca, Zapornia parva, Zapornia pusilla, Zapornia sandwichensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cook Islands (8 collections), French Polynesia (2), New Caledonia (4), Niue (8), Papua New Guinea (1), Tonga (2), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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