Porphyrio sp. 'Mangaia'
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| Mangaia
Swamphen (Porphyrio sp.) |
| syn. - |
| distribution: Cook Islands: Mangaia |
| local name: - |
| size: (?) extinction date: (?) |
| This up to now unnamed
species is known only from a few bones that were found on the island of
Mangaia. In life the Mangaia Swamphen must have been smaller than any other, so far known species in its genus. |
| References: - David W. Steadman: Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University Of Chicago Press 2006 |