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Makira woodhen

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Makira woodhen
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallinula
Species:
G. silvestris
Binomial name
Gallinula silvestris
(Mayr, 1933)

The Makira woodhen (Gallinula silvestris), also known as the Makira moorhen, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is critically endangered and sometimes considered extinct from habitat loss and predation by feral cats. The last recorded sighting was in 1953.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2013). "Gallinula silvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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