Lord Howe Rail

Gallirallus sylvestris

Extinct

The Lord Howe Rail is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of Lord Howe Island. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family

Rallidae

Group

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Range

Lord Howe Rail Range — Resident or seasonal range in Lord Howe Island

Population

≈ Extinct

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