Genus Nesoclopeus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Rallidae Scientific name Nesoclopeus poecilopterus Higher classification Nesoclopeus | |
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Similar Bird, Rallidae, Nesoclopeus, Wake Island rail, Tahiti rail | ||
Bar winged rail meaning
The bar-winged rail (Nesoclopeus poecilopterus) was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to Fiji and was last collected ca 1890 in Viti Levu. The species was identified from twelve 19th century specimens, some of which are known to be in Boston, London and New York. The last unconfirmed sighting of this bird was in 1973.
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What does bar winged rail mean
Description
It was a flightless island ground-nesting forest/freshwater swamp dweller and is believed to have disappeared after the introduction of the mongoose and cats to the islands.
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