Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: D. W. Steadman, T. H. Worthy, A. J. Anderson and R. Walter. 2000. New species and records of birds from prehistoric sites on Niue, southwest Pacific. The Wilson Bulletin 112:165-186
Belongs to Gallirallus according to D. W. Steadman et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Gallirallus astolfoi, Gallirallus australis, Gallirallus dieffenbachii, Gallirallus epulare, Gallirallus gracilitibia, Gallirallus insignis, Gallirallus lafresnayanus, Gallirallus minor, Gallirallus modestus, Gallirallus okinawae, Gallirallus owstoni, Gallirallus philippensis, Gallirallus ripleyi, Gallirallus roletti, Gallirallus storrsolsoni, Gallirallus vekamatolu, Hypotaenidia insignis, Hypotaenidia torquata, Hypotaenidia okinawae, Hypotaenidia vavauensis
Type specimen: MNZ S37708, a set of limb elements (tarsometarsus). Its type locality is Anakuli Cave, Hakupu, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Niue.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Anakuli Cave, Hakupu
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