New Caledonia Gallinule

New Caledonia Gallinule
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Rallidae
Genus:	Porphyrio
Species:	P. kukwiedei
Binomial name
Porphyrio kukwiedei Balouet & Olson, 1989

The New Caledonia Gallinule (Porphyrio kukwiedei) was a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It was endemic to New Caledonia. It became extinct due to habitat loss.^[1]

It is known only from subfossil remains, and it is not known when it became extinct. However a passage from an 1860 article refers to birds the size of turkeys being present in marshy areas of New Caledone, suggesting that it may have survived into historic times. The native name n'dino is thought to refer to this bird.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} BirdLife International (2008). Porphyrio kukdiedei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-04-14.

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