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The '''{{okina}}Eua rail''' (''Gallirallus vekamatolu'') is an [[extinction|extinct]] species of flightless [[bird]] in the [[Rallidae]], or rail [[family (biology)|family]]. It was described in 2005 from [[subfossil]] bones found on the island of [[{{okina}}Eua]], in the Kingdom of [[Tonga]] of West [[Polynesia]].<ref name=k&s05>{{cite journal |author1=Kirchman, J.J. |author2=Steadman, D. W. |name-list-style=amp |year=2005 |title= Rails (Aves: Rallidae: Gallirallus) from prehistoric sites in the Kingdom of Tonga, including description of a new species|journal=Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |volume=118 |issue= 2|pages=465–477 |
The '''{{okina}}Eua rail''' (''Gallirallus vekamatolu'') is an [[extinction|extinct]] species of flightless [[bird]] in the [[Rallidae]], or rail [[family (biology)|family]]. It was described in 2005 from [[subfossil]] bones found on the island of [[{{okina}}Eua]], in the Kingdom of [[Tonga]] of West [[Polynesia]].<ref name=k&s05>{{cite journal |author1=Kirchman, J.J. |author2=Steadman, D. W. |name-list-style=amp |year=2005 |title= Rails (Aves: Rallidae: Gallirallus) from prehistoric sites in the Kingdom of Tonga, including description of a new species|journal=Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |volume=118 |issue= 2|pages=465–477 |doi= 10.2988/0006-324x(2005)118[465:rargfp]2.0.co;2|s2cid=86755841 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 29 November 2022
| ʻEua rail Temporal range: Holocene
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| Illustration of an unidentified extinct species (possibly G. vekamatolu) from Vavaʻu, 1739 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallirallus |
| Species: | †G. vekamatolu
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| †Gallirallus vekamatolu | |
The ʻEua rail (Gallirallus vekamatolu) is an extinct species of flightless bird in the Rallidae, or rail family. It was described in 2005 from subfossil bones found on the island of ʻEua, in the Kingdom of Tonga of West Polynesia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kirchman, J.J. & Steadman, D. W. (2005). "Rails (Aves: Rallidae: Gallirallus) from prehistoric sites in the Kingdom of Tonga, including description of a new species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 118 (2): 465–477. doi:10.2988/0006-324x(2005)118[465:rargfp]2.0.co;2. S2CID 86755841.
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