Laysan rail
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The Laysan rail or Laysan crake (Zapornia palmeri) was a flightless bird endemic to the Northwest Hawaiian Island of Laysan. This small island was and still is an important seabird colony, and sustained a number of endemic species, including the rail. It became extinct due to habitat loss by domestic rabbits, and ultimately World War II.
Extinct species of bird
| Laysan rail | |
|---|---|
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| 1913 photograph of live specimen by Alfred M. Bailey | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Zapornia |
| Species: | †Z. palmeri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zapornia palmeri (Frohawk, 1892) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Porzana palmeri | |
