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Gallirallus
Genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gallirallus is a genus of rails that live in the Australasian-Pacific region. The genus is characterised by an ability to colonise relatively small and isolated islands and thereafter to evolve flightless forms, many of which became extinct following Polynesian settlement.
Quick Facts Gallirallus, Scientific classification ...
Gallirallus | |
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Weka, Gallirallus australis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Gallirallus Lafresnaye, 1841 |
Species | |
1 living, and see text |
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