Laysan Rail (Zapornia palmeri) - BirdLife species factsheet

Laysan Rail Zapornia palmeri

Current view: summary

Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (Frohawk, 1892)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was found in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, USA, but is now Extinct. The last population on Eastern Island was exterminated by introduced rats in 1944.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Terrestrial biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Zapornia palmeri. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/laysan-rail-zapornia-palmeri on 03/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 03/12/2023.