Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: Milne-Edwards, 1867

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was found in the Mascarene Islands, but it has not been recorded since 1693 and is now Extinct. Hunting was the major cause of its decline.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome