Tristan Moorhen

Gallinula nesiotis

The Tristan moorhen or Tristan gallinule is an extinct species of flightless rail endemic to the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. It was very similar to the Gough moorhen of Gough Island, located 636 kilometres (395 mi) to the southeast.

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