Family: Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Authority: (Selys Longchamps, 1848)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was endemic to the island of Réunion, but became extinct sometime in the early 1700s due to over-hunting and nest predation by introduced rats.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

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