Caption
Illustration of extinct rails. Clockwise from top right: Mauritius red rail (Aphanapteryx bonasia) extinct 1700,Mauritius,Mascarenes; San Cristobel gallinule (Gallinula silvestris) - extinct 1929,San Cristobel,Solomon Islands; Lord Howe swamphen (Porhyrio albus) - extinct 1840,Lord Howe Island; North Island takahe (Notornis mantelli mantelli),extinct C 1600; Tristan Island moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis nesiotis) - extinct 1861,Tristan da Cunha; Leguats rail (Erythromachus leguati) - extinct 1761,Rodrigues Island,Mascarenes; New Caledonia wood rail (Tricholimnas lafresnayanus) - extinct 1890, New Caledonia.
Availability
Only inBelgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland