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New Caledonian Rail

Gallirallus lafresnayanus

FAMILY

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)

LAST DOCUMENTED

1890

(134 years)

REGION

Oceania

IUCN STATUS

Critically Endangered

Last Documented

The last specimen was collected from the southern end of Grande Terre, New Caledonia, in June 1890 (MAMU B4029; Fullagar et al. 1982).

Macleay Museum at the University of Sydney, Australia.

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