Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: J. J. Kirchman and D. W. Steadman. 2006. New species of rails (Aves: Rallidae) from an archaeological site on Huahine, Society Islands. Pacific Science 60:281-297
Belongs to Gallirallus according to J. J. Kirchman and D. W. Steadman 2006
Sister taxa: Gallirallus astolfoi, Gallirallus australis, 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 vekamatolu, Hypotaenidia torquata, Hypotaenidia vavauensis, Hypotaenidia insignis, Hypotaenidia okinawae
Type specimen: BPB 166036, a skull. Its type locality is Fa'ahia site, Huahine, which is in a Holocene lagoonal sandstone in French Polynesia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fa'ahia site, Huahine
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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