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Tribonyx

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Neoaves

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Gruiformes

Infraclass
  
Neognathae

Family
  
Rallidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Modern birds

Tribonyx

Similar
  
Tasmanian nativehen, Gymnocrex, Red‑winged wood rail, Talaud bush‑hen, Auckland rail

Black tailed native hen tribonyx ventralis


Tribonyx is a small genus, containing two species of birds in the rail family, that is sometimes lumped with the moorhens in Gallinula. It is endemic to Australia. Described species are:

  • T. ventralis (Gould, 1837) – black-tailed nativehen
  • T. mortierii Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840 – Tasmanian nativehen
  • References

    Tribonyx Wikipedia