- Bar-winged Rail
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Bar-winged Rail 
Drawing from 1867 Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Nesoclopeus Species: N. poecilopterus Binomial name Nesoclopeus poecilopterus
(Hartlaub, 1866)The Bar-winged Rail (Nesoclopeus poecilopterus) was a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It was endemic to Fiji and was last collected ca 1890 in Viti Levu. The species was idenitifed 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.
Egg
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.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Nesoclopeus poecilopterus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
- University of Wisconsin Reference [1] Downloaded 22 December 2007.
External links
- 3D view of specimen RMNH 110.047, RMNH 110.064 and RMNH 110.065 at Naturalis, Leiden (requires QuickTime browser plugin).
Categories:- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Nesoclopeus
- Bird extinctions since 1500
- Animals described in 1866
- Gruiformes stubs
- Fiji stubs
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