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Justification of Red List category
This recently-described, probably flightless rail was likely driven Extinct in the late 17th century as a result of hunting pressure and predation by introduced cats.

Population justification
No extant population remains.

Trend justification
Very little is known about this species. It has reportedly been extinct since c. 1670 as a result of over-hunting and predation by introduced mammals (Hume 2017).

Dryolimnas augusti was described from subfossil remains from Réunion (to France).

Little is known, but it is likely to have been flightless (Hume 2017).

Presumably driven extinct by over-hunting, and predation by introduced mammals, particularly cats (Hume 2017).

Text account compilers
Taylor, J., Symes, A., Richardson, L.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Reunion Rail Dryolimnas augusti. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/reunion-rail-dryolimnas-augusti on 20/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 20/12/2024.