| Laysan rail | |
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| 1913 photograph of live specimen by Alfred M. Bailey | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Zapornia |
| Species: | †Z. palmeri
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| Binomial name | |
| †Zapornia palmeri (Frohawk, 1892)
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| Map of Hawaii showing Laysan in the lower left inset box | |
| Synonyms | |
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Porzana palmeri | |
The Laysan rail or Laysan crake (Zapornia palmeri) was a flightless bird endemic to the Northwest Hawaiian Island of Laysan. This small island was and still is an important seabird colony, and sustained a number of endemic species, including the rail. It became extinct due to habitat loss by domestic rabbits, and ultimately World War II.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zapornia palmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692672A93363618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692672A93363618.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.