 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (February 2016) |
| Iwo Jima rail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Poliolimnas |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. c. brevipes
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| Trinomial name | |
| Poliolimnas cinereus brevipes Ingram, 1911
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The Iwo Jima rail or white-browed crake (Poliolimnas cinereus brevipes)[1] was a rail native to the island of Iwo Jima. The last reported sightings were in 1924, and the species is believed to be extinct. It was a subspecies of the white-browed crake.
- ^ "State of Japan's Environment at a Glance: Extinct and Endangered Species Listed in the Red Data Book". Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan. Retrieved 2008-12-17.