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Gallinula nesiotis

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Tristan de Cunha, Gough Island.

[edit] Taxonomy

Formerly lumped within Common Moorhen, G. chloropus.

[edit] Subspecies¹

• G. n. nesiotis - Extinct; Tristan da Cunha.
• G. n. comeri - Gough I. (South Atlantic Ocean), and introduced to Tristan da Cunha in the mid 1950ties.

The paper referenced below propose subspecies status of the two forms, but their data could also be used to argue for species status.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

Both subspecies are (in the case of nesiotis were) flightless.

[edit] References

1. Paper discussing the taxonomy of the Tristan Moorhen.

[edit] External Links