Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860

Red List Category

Criteria: D

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Justification of Red List category
This species has not been recorded with certainty since 1890, despite many recent surveys, and it is likely to have extirpated by introduced cats, rats and pigs. However, there were unconfirmed reports in the 1960s and 1984, suggesting that it is possible that it survives in largely inaccessible montane forests. Any remaining population is likely to be tiny, and for these reasons it is treated as Critically Endangered.

Population size: 1-49 mature individuals

Population trend: unknown

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial