| Macquarie rail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Hypotaenidia |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | H. p. macquariensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Hypotaenidia philippensis macquariensis (Hutton, 1879)
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The Macquarie rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis macquariensis), also known as the Macquarie Island rail, is an extinct subspecies of the buff-banded rail endemic to Macquarie Island, a subantarctic island that is part of the state of Tasmania, Australia.[2] The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]
- ^ Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis — Buff-banded Rail (Macquarie Island), Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia.
- ^ Garnett, Stephen T.; & Crowley, Gabriel M. (2000). The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000. Environment Australia: Canberra. ISBN 0-642-54683-5
- ^ "Rallus philippensis macquariensis; holotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 17 July 2010.