New Caledonia Gallinule

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New Caledonia Gallinule
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Porphyrio
Species: P. kukwiedei
Binomial name
Porphyrio kukwiedei
Balouet & Olson, 1989

The New Caledonia Gallinule (Porphyrio kukwiedei) was a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It was endemic to New Caledonia. It became extinct due to habitat loss.

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