The Makira woodhen (Gallinula silvestris), also known as the Makira moorhen or kia,[2] is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is endemic to the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is critically endangered and sometimes considered extinct from habitat loss and predation by feral cats. The last recorded sighting was in 1953. Surveys in 2015–16 failed to find the species; though there were a number of reports of birds matching the description of the species from within the previous 10 years, the scientists concluded that the woodhen was likely extinct.[3]
| Makira woodhen | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Gallinula |
| Species: | G. silvestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Gallinula silvestris (Mayr, 1933)
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2013). "Gallinula silvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Last Chance for the Makira Moorhen – Solomon Islands". Bird Conservation Fund. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Mittermeier, John C.; Dutson, Guy; James, Roger E.; Davies, Tammy E.; Tako, Reuben; Uy, J. Albert C. (March 2018). "The avifauna of Makira (San Cristobal), Solomon Islands". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130 (1): 243–244. doi:10.1676/16-194.1.
External links
edit- "BirdLife Species Factsheet". Archived from the original on 3 January 2009.
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