Dieffenbach's rail

Dieffenbach's rail

Extinct (1872)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Extinct (1872) (NZ TCS)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Hypotaenidia
Species:
†H. dieffenbachii
Binomial name
†Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii
(Gray, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Gallirallus dieffenbachii
  • Cabalus dieffenbachii
Juvenile
Head

Dieffenbach's rail (Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii), known in the Moriori language as meriki or mehoriki, is an extinct flightless species of bird from the family Rallidae. It was endemic to the Chatham Islands.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hypotaenidia dieffenbachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692455A93354540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692455A93354540.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Gallirallus dieffenbachii. NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 22 August 2023.