Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Full reference: J. A. Alcover, H. Pieper, F. Pereira and J. C. Rando. 2015. Five new extinct species of rails (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) from the Macaronesian Islands (North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 4057:151-190
Belongs to Rallus according to J. A. Alcover et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Rallus adolfocaesaris, Rallus aquaticus, Rallus cyanocavi, Rallus elegans, Rallus ibycus, Rallus limicola, Rallus longirostris, Rallus lowei, Rallus minutus, Rallus montivagorum, Rallus natator, Rallus phillipsi, Rallus prenticei, Rallus recessus, Rallus richmondi, Rallus virginianus
Type specimen: MCMa 1801.013, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Gruta do Carvão, São Miguel Island, which is in a Holocene cave siliciclastic in Portugal.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gruta do Carvão, São Miguel Island
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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