Porzana sp. 'Aguiguan'
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| Aguiguan
Crake (Porzana sp.) |
| syn. - |
| distribution: Mariana Islands: Aguiguan |
| local name: - |
| size: (?) extinction date: (?) |
| During excavations on the
only about 7 kmē large island of Aguiguan, among others bone remains of an
yet undescribed species from the genus Porzana were found. The bones may either represent a single, very variable species, or even perhaps two distinct species. Similar findings are known from Aguiguan's two neighbouring islands, Rota and Tinian. |
| References: - David W. Steadman: Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University Of Chicago Press 2006 |