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Hawaiian Rail

Porzana sandwichensis

The Hawaiian rail (Zapornia sandwichensis), Hawaiian spotted rail, or Hawaiian crake is an extinct species of diminutive rail that lived on Big Island of Hawaiʻi. In Hawaiian, the common name for this species is moho, which it shares with the extinct Laysan Rail.

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The Hawaiian rail (Zapornia sandwichensis), Hawaiian spotted rail, or Hawaiian crake is an extinct species of diminutive rail that lived on Big Island of Hawaiʻi. In Hawaiian, the common name for this species is moho, which it shares with the extinct Laysan Rail.

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Hawaiian Crake. Hawaiï, USA. Collected during voyage of Captain J. Cook. Syntype specimen RMNH 87450 Rallus sandwichensis Gmelin, 1789.Credit: Naturalis Biodiversity Center · CC BY-SA 3.0Source ↗

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  2. Wikipedia — Hawaiian rail Wikipedia

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