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Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis



Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: P.L. Sclater, 1861

Red List Category:


Justification of Red List category
This species is likely to have become Extinct in the late 19th century from a combination of predation by rats, cats and pigs, habitat destruction and hunting for consumption.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/tristan-moorhen-gallinula-nesiotis on 18/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/01/2025.