Makira woodhen
| Makira woodhen | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallinula |
| Species: | G. silvestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Gallinula silvestris (Mayr, 1933)
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The Makira woodhen (Gallinula silvestris), also known as the Makira moorhen or kia,feral cats. The last recorded sighting was in 1953. Surveys in 2015–16 failed to find the species; though there were a number of reports of birds matching the description of the species from within the previous 10 years, the scientists concluded that the woodhen was likely extinct.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2013). "Gallinula silvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Last Chance for the Makira Moorhen – Solomon Islands". Bird Conservation Fund. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- doi:10.1676/16-194.1.
External links
- "BirdLife Species Factsheet". Archived from the original on 3 January 2009.
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