Chatham Rail
Image from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Islands_rail
Scientific name
Cabalus modestus
Order
Saurischia
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Cabalus
Recordings
0
Xeno-canto
Chatham Rail
Cabalus modestus
The Chatham Islands rail, also known as the Chatham rail, is an extinct flightless species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to Chatham, Mangere and Pitt Islands, in the Chatham archipelago of New Zealand. The Chatham Islands rail was first discovered on Mangere in 1871, and 26 specimens collected there are known from museum collections. Its Māori name was "mātirakahu".
Source: wikipedia
Recordings (0)
No recordings available for this species.